ISTR reading a prescient selection from that debate. It pointed out, rightly, that it'd probably come to war over the issue, and that they'd probably lose and be conquered, or at least suffer alot in any war.
The vote was close because it had lots of hill country bad for cotton, including today's WVA. So, it's not so implausible.
The vote was close because it had lots of hill country bad for cotton, including today's WVA. So, it's not so implausible.