[ravinson]

At the time, Taussig says, the import-dependent South was paying as much as 80 percent of the tariff, while complaining bitterly that most of the revenues were being spent in the North.

Funny how the Confederates said next to nothing about tariffs in their declarations of secession. DiLorenzo must think that they were just joking when said that their position was "thoroughly identified with slavery."

[davidjquackenbush]

I think this 80% number stinks to high heaven. Are we being told that 80% of imported goods coming into the United States went to the South? that 80% of manufactured goods went to the South? That 80% of imported manufactured goods were ultimately purchased in the South? That one of these was true in dollar values? What? Someone posted tariff revenue numbers a month or so ago that showed an overwhelmingly greater dollar amount of tariff revenue in northern ports than southern. Please excuse me if I don't trust Dr. DiLorenzo to get it just quite right. I'd like to see a source that includes some actual data and definition of terms. Can anyone help?

[VinnyTex]

Funny how Jefferson Davis said nothing about slavery in his inaugural address. But clearly stated that an agricultural region must have the freest trade possible.