Civil War History - Secession and PoliticsWas it Slavery, or was it States Rights? Perhaps it was the election of Lincoln? What were the real reasons for Southern Secession and what were the political issues in this time of war? Find your answers here in the Secession and Politics Disussion.
All those Legislators (especially the lawyers) should consider how much in reparations will be demanded, for their admission of guilt.
My great-great-great grandfather fought for the Union. How much money do you suppose I'll get?
__________________ "In this Constitution, the citizens of the United States appear dispensing a part of their original power in what manner and what proportion they think fit. They never part with the whole; and they retain the right of recalling what they part with." James Wilson of Pennsylvania, October 28th, 1787
John, you and other Unionists better get organized, fast, you will have to move at warp speed to beat the NAACP to the Federal Trough (the state is too poor, Washington D.C. is where most of the money is located).
The Virginia colonial legislature attempted 28 times to curtail or prohibit the Atlantic slave trade. In each case, the royal governor, or the King, vetoed the measure. In 1772, the Virginia Assembly passed a resolution asking the King to stop the African slave trade. The King refused to act. Finally, in 1778, after independence meant a Royal veto was no longer possible, or relevant, the General Assembly passed and Governor Patrick Henry signed a law prohibiting the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Thus, the Virginia General Assembly became the first legislative body in the world to outlaw the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Should the first legislature to outlaw the slave trade apologize?
__________________ "In this Constitution, the citizens of the United States appear dispensing a part of their original power in what manner and what proportion they think fit. They never part with the whole; and they retain the right of recalling what they part with." James Wilson of Pennsylvania, October 28th, 1787
It's main intent, is to formally (legally?) establish Va. was guilty of a wrong (later it will be assumed it was a crime). Once established on the statute books, then formal (and Legal) negotiations can commence, Not that Va. was guilty, the Jt. Resolution settles that, but on how much the reparations will be.
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
'Expression' of extreme Contrition, now, but I wonder what other 'form' of expression of that contrition, will be demanded, later? IMO it will be CASH!!!
Who has the guilts in Richmond?????Why bring this up now??? Ridiculous is what I say.Touchy feely "I'm soooooooooo sorry". Wont you be my friend??So Dumb.They are asking for trouble.
This resolution has been updated and does NOT call for reperations.
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__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
That the supply of slaves would never exist without the participation and involvement of the African tribes that captured and traded Africans for goods.
That slavery by Muslims continued in Africa, long after 1865. Slavery was not a curse that affected North America alone.
That "forty acres and a mule" was never a law enacted by the U.S. government or any southern states. It was a military order issued by General Sherman, effective only as long as the war continued. Secretary of War Stanton effectively over ruled any military order issued by Sherman, before Sherman had left North Carolina in 1865.
There were many reasons the U.S. Congress never passed a bill giving land to the former slaves. Reparation was in the giving of the slave his freedom, without any payment necessary or debt to the former slaveowner. Some things can be accomplished by war. "Forty acres and a mule" was not one of them.
When the future Lawrence of Arabia was traveling into the Saudi desert, during World War I, to give military assistance to the Arab tribes, he was surprised to see African slaves near Mecca.
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