[SSS Two]

Not "the" reason to secede. Those who say it "wasn't about slavery" and those who say it was "all about slavery" are both wrong.

Texas listed 12 reasons it was seceding in its Declaration of Causes impelling the state to secede. Eleven of the causes related to slavery. The 12th reason was that Texas felt the federal government was not spending enough money to deal with Indian savages.

None -- absolutely zero -- of the reasons had to do with taxes and tariffs. (I do believe that Georgia and Louisiana did mention tariffs, but again, the thrust of the reason to secede in those states was slavery.)

[Trumpet 1]

SSS Two, You are mostly right. Texas is way far away from South Carolina. SC was much more concerned about taxes and tariffs. And of course SC was very much wanting to keep slavery. South Carolina was very much concerned about Lincoln and his ax to grind against the South.

[jeffersondem]

“Texas listed 12 reasons it was seceding in its Declaration of Causes impelling the state to secede. Eleven of the causes related to slavery. The 12th reason was that Texas felt the federal government was not spending enough money to deal with Indian savages.”

Kind of reminds me of what some other folks said when they dissolved “the Political Bands which have connected them with another . . .”

“He has excited domestic Insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the Inhabitants of our Frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages . . . “

[DiogenesLamp]

None -- absolutely zero -- of the reasons had to do with taxes and tariffs.

South Carolina mentioned taxes and tariffs a lot.

http://www.civilwarcauses.org/rhett.htm