Talk:Fire-Eaters

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Breckinridge

Breckinridge deleted from list of Fire-Eaters due to questions regarding the source/references to J.C. Breckinridge as a pro-slavery or pro-secession politician. Most historic resources list him as a Southern politician who worked to keep the North and South together. He was often linked to the Fire-Eaters because of they wanted him as a front-man based on his popularity and skill/charm as an orator. However, he wasn't a hawk like the Fire-Eaters... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Embonsi (talk • contribs) 03:19, 13 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wouldn't Pro-Secession be more accurate than Pro-Slavery??

If slavery didn't exist, there wouldn't have been any secession... --71.172.37.93 (talk) 00:41, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

An accurate definition of the fire-eaters would probably include both. If there had been no slavery, there would have been no Fire-Eaters.Ismaelbobo (talk) 19:06, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This entry needs balance and citations. The Fire-Eaters were extremists, but they were reacting to perceived threats from abolitionists in the north, and this needs to be amplified. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ismaelbobo (talk • contribs) 19:14, 14 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reason for name? Why was this group dubbed 'Fire-eaters'? 74.70.106.13 (talk) 22:26, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Edit: 1st March, 2016

I edited the article to eliminate a few misleading remarks (Fire-eaters existed, and were referred to by that name prior to 1850, were not a movement restricted to politicians, etc.) - I recommend a total re-write by someone who has more than a cursory knowledge of Antebellum history, and, preferably, better writing skills and vocabulary than that presented herein.

Eli.

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Fire-esters should not be capitalized.

It's one thing to say they were Republicans or Baptists. But fire-eaters (no caps) were not a sect or a close group. There were no meetings where people ate fire. deisenbe (talk) 14:27, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]