Thursday, May 27, 2021

The Four Declarations of Causes for Secession Do Not Prove the War Was Fought Over Slavery

 

A gentleman wrote me this past March stating that when arguing history, Northerners always use the four declarations of causes for secession as proof that the War Between the States was fought over slavery.

Those four declarations prove nothing of the sort.

Below, is our correspondence including the question posed by the gentleman, but first, here is some additional information:

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3 comments:

  1. Please tell the guy to correct "VERSES", it is "versus"

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  2. You forget history, specifically the Haitian revolt.
    The war was fought over HUMAN TRAFFICKING, which was centered in Connecticut.
    B/c 'it's Ok to buy, sell and trade humans, you just can't provide them with a better standard of living than corporations.' sar

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    1. B/c 'it's Ok to buy, sell and trade humans, you just can't provide them with a better standard of living than corporations.'

      Good one and true it is. :)

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