Opinion on secession was mixed in Delaware, but the Bayards leaned to the Southern perspective, blaming the war on abolitionist Republicans and believing that secession, while unwise, should not be suppressed with military force.
Opinion on secession was mixed in Delaware, but the Bayards were Peace Democrats and leaned to the Southern perspective. They blamed the war on abolitionist Republicans and believed that secession, while unwise, should not be suppressed with military force.