[Heyworth]

I don't excuse it, but I have the advantage of hindsight that our forefathers did not.

Washington, Jefferson and other forefathers condemned slavery. From 1820 to 1861, southern political leaders fought not only to expand it, but to shut down any discussion of the matter in congress through the gag rule. Why did the south want more slavery? And given that it was increasingly profitable, what do you think would have eventually caused them to give it up peacably?

You sound like a liberal on a conservative board.

Just a guy who knows a bit about history, including the unsavory bits. You, on the other hand and given your screenname, sound like an unreconstructed Lost Causer.

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You, on the other hand and given your screenname, sound like an unreconstructed Lost Causer.

Flames are you got. If you know so much about history, why are you asking me all the questions?

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And given that it was increasingly profitable, what do you think would have eventually caused them to give it up peacably?

Technological advances and efficiency. Must be a city-boy - visit a farm and you will understand.

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Just a guy who knows a bit about history, including the unsavory bits.

Read my homepage, you'll learn more.

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what do you think would have eventually caused them to give it up peacably?

Your posts are well-crafted to solicit suitable responses. Let me turn it around on you. What do you think it would have taken for the North to let the South peacefully co-exist? The North was beating the war-drum in 1861 and it wasn't to free slaves.