tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post9126410742398843706..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: The Election of 1860DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-71221905543260351192017-07-04T08:56:40.454-07:002017-07-04T08:56:40.454-07:00That might interest us as distanced observers of t...That might interest us as distanced observers of today, but I am sure it was an irrelevant distinction to the southerners at the time!DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-70370396508140101892017-07-04T08:17:57.004-07:002017-07-04T08:17:57.004-07:00Other than some specific incidents by Southerners ...Other than some specific incidents by Southerners on the eve of secession (ex: SecWar Floyd) I wasn't aware of corruption issues in Buchanan's administration. That's an interesting angle.<br /><br />I do wonder how Holt is going to separate Republican "anti-southern rhetoric" from Republican anti-slavery rhetoric.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776050200360218065noreply@blogger.com