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title: ""Secession has long been entertained by many Americans, and not just…"
date: 2020-10-08
source: facebook
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# "Secession has long been entertained by many Americans, and not just…

*October 8, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://mises.org/wire/media-now-openly-pushing-secession-election-nears](https://mises.org/wire/media-now-openly-pushing-secession-election-nears){target="_blank"}
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\"Secession has long been entertained by many Americans, and not just defenders of the old Confederacy. In the early days of Southern secession, many Americans---including those who didn't like the South or slavery---were fine with the Confederacy\'s departure. New Yorker George Templeton Strong, for instance, declared in 1861, "the self-amputated members \[the Southern states\] were diseased beyond immediate cure, and their virus will infect our system no longer." That same year, other New Yorkers seriously discussed leaving the Union and becoming a city-state devoted to free trade. In 1876, the battle over who won the presidential election very nearly produced a national split, with the pro-Democrat governor of New York "promising state resistance" to the Republican usurpers.\"\
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[https://mises.org/wire/media-now-openly-pushing-secession-election-nears](https://mises.org/wire/media-now-openly-pushing-secession-election-nears){target="_blank"}
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