any talk of "states rights" at the conventions was associated with a purported "right" to allow bondage.who?
and they CONSISTENTLY had no other reasons?
in 1860 slavery was a state issue, but states were listed by agreements like the missouri compromise,. the 14th amendment (confirming the case settled at appomattox courthouse)got it right. a state no longer had a "right" to oppress its own people,In 1860 slavery was legal in the US, therefore a state right. The democrats seized on it
Back up, regroup and try again