Without a compromise over slavery, there would've been no U.S. ... there would likely have been no Union to defend in the Civil War. The only compromise that could have headed off war by then was for the Southern states to forgo secession and agree to abolition. ... Once the Confederate states seceded and troops fired on Fort Sumter, the only solution possible was complete Southern surrender.
The only compromise that could have headed off war by then was for the Southern states to forgo secession and agree to abolition. Once the Confederate states seceded and troops fired on Fort Sumter, the only solution possible was complete Southern surrender.
