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>>Kalamata wrote: "The year of 1859 was in what could be considered a "grace period," between the Polk and Morrill tariffs -- a period of rather free trade, and less government surplus." >>Bubba Ho-Tep wrote: Okay, if you say so. The Annual Treasury Reports are available for every year in US history. Pick one and show the vast expenditures going exclusively to benefit the north."

I don't recall using such words as "vast expenditures." Did I use those or similar words, or are you embellishing?

I have posted reports and editorials (northern and southern,) the economic portion of the Georgia Secession Declaration, and even a link to the 1860 Kettle book on economics, all pointing to this conclusion from the GA declaration:

"The material prosperity of the North was greatly dependent on the Federal Government; that of the the South not at all.

So perhaps you will pick one of the treasury reports, say from the 1850 to 1860, and demonstrate to us how my sources are wrong. Please itemize.

Mr. Kalamata

I don't recall using such words as "vast expenditures." Did I use those or similar words, or are you embellishing?

Your exact words were "public works expenditures overwhelmingly favored the North."

So perhaps you will pick one of the treasury reports, say from the 1850 to 1860, and demonstrate to us how my sources are wrong. Please itemize.

I already did that with the 1859 report, but you said that one didn't count somehow. Ball's in your court. I've been on enough Lost Causer snipe hunts looking for support for y'all's assertions. But just pointing at some editorial from the "Charlestown Slave Trader Gazette" or whatever doesn't hold much water compared to the actual Treasury reports.