Class Update: 12-11-12 and 12-12-12

Lately we've been talking about South Carolina succeeding from the union. Today we discussed whether or not they had the right or the justification to do so. I believe that they should have the right to leave, but their reasoning was not strong enough. Today we talked about the different points of view taken, such as a New Orleans newspaper which clearly thought Lincoln was attacking their way of life. Lincoln believed that he was only preserving liberty to all by eliminating slavery.