“Lastly, still waiting for you to provide the identity of a major country that had slavery that the UK recognized AFTER 1861.”
Are you daft, man? I’ve already mentioned the United States (so I guess you do not think the United States was a major country in the 19th century). Great Britain did not stop recognizing the United States, so they necessarily recognized the United States, which was a major country where slavery was legal.
And, are you really serious about Parliament caring very much what their working-class constituents thought? I can tell you, that in the mid-19th century Parliament didn’t give much of a damn what their working-class constituents thought, but they very much cared what the merchant class thought. Kind of like our Congress.
So, let’s try this again. I was not talking about countries that they had already recognized, I was talking about recognizing new countries. You would not expect them to withdraw recognition from existing countries. My point is that the distaste of the British people for slavery prevented them from recognizing the CSA. The fact that they recognized Brazil over a generation prior to 1861, and the United States over 4 generations ago is not germane, as at the time of their recognition, the British had slavery themselves. So, back to my original question. Name a major country that had slavery that Britain recognized FOR THE FIRST TIME after 1861 (BTW - I was quite clear on that previously - deliberately misunderstand much?)
So, you’re very clear on your contention that the Parliament didn’t give a damn about their working class consituents and only cared about the ruling elite. So, tell me, why didn’t they recognize the CSA? After all, the owners of all those mills shut down because of the lack of Southern cotton really wanted the cotton that CSA recognition would bring. I mean, if Parliament didn’t care about the working class and only cared about the rich and elite, it stands to reason that they should have recognized the CSA immediately, right?