Jeffersondem: “You do know the Declaration of Independence was written, in part, to defend the peculiar institution don’t you?”
Do you realize how silly you are, FRiend?
In Thomas Jefferson ‘ s first drafts, the Declaration was originally an anti-slavery document, blaming the Brits, along with many other wrong-doings, for imposing slavery on innocent Americans.
Of course those particular sentences did not survive final edits, because they implied all Americans intended to abolish slavery, when that was obviously not the case.
George Washington himself said that if he had to chose between Union and slavery, he would chose Union.
But many Southerners, both then and later, made certain such a choice would not be necessary.
So, bottom line is: slavery was a precondition for Union, since no Southern state would sign on to an anti-slavery Constitution.
But Jefferson’s Declaration, far from defending slavery, was originally anti-slavery.
“But Jefferson’s Declaration, far from defending slavery, was originally anti-slavery.”
When I speak of the Declaration of Independence, I am referring to the one that was adopted - the one everyone signed. In other words, not drafts that were not adopted.
And the DOI documents the reasons why the political bands were dissolved.
One reason was this: “He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us . . .” This is a reference to slave rebellions. Look it up.
The thirteen colonies intended to stop slave rebellions.
I am as uncomfortable saying this as you are learning of it but the 13 northern and southern colonies agreed to fight to preserve the peculiar institution.