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South Carolina before the war between the states was paying a significant part of the federal budget, far more than say Massachusettes, in excise taxes. This caused those in South Carolina to begin a secession movement as early as 1835 in its legislature.

The US did not have an excise taxes in 1835 or in 1860. Even the Whiskey tax was long gone.

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The US did not have an excise taxes in 1835 or in 1860. Even the Whiskey tax was long gone.

And here I was thinking those Gamecocks or Palmettos were drinking up a storm.

No wonder old times there weren't forgotten (or remembered very clearly either).

I guess Mouton meant import taxes (tariffs).

Of course, the problem is that Southern exports were high but the tariffs were imposed on imports.

Because of all the activity and circulation of money in the national economy, it wasn't necessarily true that those who got the most money from exports actually paid the most in taxes on imports.