no, that description fits. 'murderous' might be a small stretch, but then what do you call declaring war on and killing your fellow countrymen?
Does that mean you hate the Founders, too? What the Left wing terrorists of the 60s?
The founders aren't treated as heros in England . And unlike the founders , the south had representation in our government . The country went out if it's way to appease the south . Even counting slaves as people to pad the south representation in congress .
The colonies had representation in Parliament and the British government bent over backwards to try to appease the colonies and avoid war.
Now, the colonies did not elect the members of Parliament who defended their cause, but those members argued as strongly and ardently as anyone whom the colonies would have elected would have done. Keep in mind that some 20% of Parliament voted *against* going to war with the colonies.
Just about every argument you can make against the South can also be made against the American colonies.
And the founding fathers never, ever intended the Union to be held together by violence. Anyone who has read the founding-era documents knows this is indisputable.
Wrong. The Insurrection Act passed in 1807, well within the time frame of the 'founding era'.
§ 331. Federal aid for State governments
Whenever there is an insurrections in any State against its government, the President may, upon the request of its legislature or of its governor if the legislature cannot be convened, call into Federal service such of the militia of the other States, in the number requested by that State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to suppress the insurrection.
§ 332. Use of militia and armed forces to enforce Federal authority
Whenever the President considers that unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States, make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any State or Territory by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, he may call into Federal service such of the militia of any State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to enforce those laws or to suppress the rebellion.