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Recent content by Sic

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    I'll Take My Stand – Causes Of Southern Secession-The Upper South- American Civil war

    My stance is that the upper south left over preserving the american union of the founders that was transformed by the republicans into a centralized nation. The modern democrats have nothing to do with the democrats in antebellum america. Lincolns republicans were not Jefferson republicans. The...
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    I'll Take My Stand – Causes Of Southern Secession-The Upper South- American Civil war

    “In saving the union, I have destroyed the Republic.” -Abraham Lincoln
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    I'll Take My Stand – Causes Of Southern Secession-The Cotton States

    I meant slavery within the states where it already existed and was it under threat politically? slavery and its value only increased the last few decades before the war with the cotton gin. Perhaps this would better fit on the thread on the impact slavery played on the cotton states secession. I...
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    Slavery's Impact On the Cotton States Causes of Secession

    I would say it still makes sense, even more so, decentralization can do so much to help our current political situation imo. I disagree with your opinions on economics and could reference plenty of books that would argue the opposite of what you are claiming if your interested. I do agree that...
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    I'll Take My Stand – Causes Of Southern Secession-The Cotton States

    Agreed it wasen't just tariffs. I was just saying of the economical issues i thought it the strongest since it was the longest lasting division between north and south going back to early america and the republican agenda brought it to a whole new level. But yes slavery of course was a massive...
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    Slavery's Impact On the Cotton States Causes of Secession

    I think the flag has a historical meaning [future thread] but people who fly it [myself] might do so for various reasons. We are suppose to be tolerant of others and not judge so of course there is no such thing as "right" and "wrong" - i hope you noticed the sarcasm. States rights were...
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    I'll Take My Stand – Causes Of Southern Secession-The Cotton States

    First off thanks for reading my book lol. To me the political differences were largest especially if you get around to my upper south post. The government was heading away from its original intent to a centralized nation. The biggest finical i think was over tariffs and the use of those to...
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    Slavery's Impact On the Cotton States Causes of Secession

    to start a discussion on an interesting topic and to tell the truth, or at least what political correctness wont allow to be heard.
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    I'll Take My Stand – Causes Of Southern Secession-The Cotton States

    Thanks for the advice. I thought doing it by topic might do the trick , maybe not. Complex topic needs allot of space.
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    I'll Take My Stand – Causes Of Southern Secession-The Cotton States

    well if they are interested. Maybe just a section than? is their any section you see disagree with or agree with? would you read the first section tell me what you think?
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    Slavery's Impact On the Cotton States Causes of Secession

    Western States Free or Slave? “The one great evil, from which all other evils have flowed, is the overthrow of the Constitution of the United States. The Government of the United States is no longer the government of Confederated Republics, but of a consolidated Democracy. It is, in face such a...
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    Slavery's Impact On the Cotton States Causes of Secession

    Slavery's Impact On the Cotton States- Slavery Decided by State or Federal? “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people” -10th amendment U.S Constitution “Slavery has nothing...
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    I'll Take My Stand – Causes Of Southern Secession-The Cotton States

    Two Separate Cultures and Politics “Yankees” and American “If their was not a slave from Aroostock to the sabine, the north and the south could never permanent agree” -Richmond Daily Whig April 23, 1862 “Slavery has nothing whatever to do with the tremendous issues now awaiting decision. It...
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    I'll Take My Stand – Causes Of Southern Secession-The Cotton States

    Loss of Political Power “The majority, mean to plunder and wrong the minority. They mean to make the weaker section their tributaries. Between a representation incompetent to protect, and no representation, there is no difference, where there are conflicting interests in a legislative body...
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    I'll Take My Stand – Causes Of Southern Secession-The Cotton States

    Tariffs “And so with the Southern States, towards the Northern States, in the vital matter of taxation. They are in a minority in Congress. Their representation in Congress, is useless to protect them against unjust taxation; and they are taxed by the people of the North for their benefit...