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To: James R. Barrett who wrote (9627)	5/23/1999 5:34:00 PM
From: John Lacelle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

James, Ah, spoken like a true southern gentleman. Most people don't believe me (I live in California) when I tell em that in the South, they celebrate the birthday of Robert E. Lee, not Lincoln, and that some of the state capitols still fly the flag of the Confederacy. As for me, I must celebrate Lincoln, the father of my political party, the Republican Party USA, the original party animal! Go George W!!! Go E. Dole!!! We will own Washington in 2000!!! -John

To: James R. Barrett who wrote (9627)	5/23/1999 5:37:00 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

Well, thats sort of fudging the matter James. It was over States Rights, but the whole affair came to blows over apportionment of the territories applying for statehood as free or slave. So slavery had a very central role in the Civil War, and if there either was never any slavery or the entire nation had remained slave states, no doubt there would never have been a civil war. Until maybe the slave population revolted. ;)