On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:36:23 -0700, Fred the Red Shirt wrote:

While tariffs were a divisive issue, the expansion of slavery into
the Western territories, which was essential for the survival
of slavery, was the issue the led to secession and the Civil War.

Fred, what I was trying to clarify was that the issue that led to
secession and the issue that led to war were not the same. There are
several books out there of writings from the time that will clarify my
point, if you're interested enough to look for them.