The money people of the NE, coupled with the tariffs of the fifties, sparked by the Kansas/Missouri problems.
Again a rich mans war fought by anyone else.
Sound familiar today - Iraq
War for oil.
the most responsible as far as I'm concerned. If they really meant all men were created equal instead of all white men owning property were created equal, I think there would have been a far less chance of the Civil War occurring.
I know, I know, we couldn't let the problem stand in the way of the great new democratic experiment and we did what we did to get the experiment off the ground and make southerners happy at the same time.
It still doesn't make it right. I think they still should have banned slavery period. Regardless of what anyone says, slavery was entwined throughout the fabric of the south by the 1850's. If It had not been present, the chances of war I feel would have been remote.
Bill
__________________ I've seen these sweat soaked heroes fight, in superheated air,to keep their ship alive and right, though no one knows they're there. And thus they'll fight for ages on, till warships sail no more,amid the boilers mighty heat and turbines hellish roar. So when you see a ship pull out, to meet a warlike foe, remember faintly if you can "the men who sail below"
~ excerpted from "The Men Who sail below", Author unknown.
That is true, but then you have a far greater chance of a 1787 confederacy getting set up. VA, NC,SC, GA, would be very loathe to sign a constitution banning the institution of slavery. All those tobacco and cotton would've revolted. Think Shays rebellion on a greater scale and different issue.
Respectfully,
Matt
The lack of ethics in setting up that compromise is astounding. The south refused to treat the slaves as human, much less give them any rights at all. Yet, the southern aristocracy wanted to benefit from their existence via the census/representation. How the Hamiltonian segment of society was able to live with themselves after that is beyond me.
Respectfully,
Matt
Rob- No worries 't all. I knew for the most part setting up this poll that it would be way to difficult to identify a single person for most folks so i made it multiple choice, arbitrarily at three. But heck, if a worthy contributor feels more than three need be chosen, by all means. To quote Cap'n Barbossa, 'The code is more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules. Welcome aboard the Black Pearl, Miss Turner.'
__________________ 'It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag'
The war was started by the Confederate founding fathers and the slave oligarchy that was built on "principles", that were eventually unenforceable. A case of opinionated dragon mouths that carried too small a stick to win.
Margaret Mitchell got it right. The South had cotton, slaves and arrogance.
I believe I have to blame Abraham Lincoln the most, because he had so many means and opportunities to possibly prevent war. He chose not to. In an effort to avoid war, the Confederates sent delegations to discuss the issue with Lincoln, hoping to find a peaceful settlement. Lincoln refused these overtures, stubbornly maintaining that he did not recognize the Confederacy.
__________________ "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names".--J.F.K.
The War Between the States established... This principle that the Federal Government is, through its courts, this final judge of its own powers.
-- Woodrow Wilson
Let us not overlook, Rose, that most of those delegations were sent to see Buchanan. I am aware of only one that he refused to treat with.
Ole
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
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