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To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Editorial: Objects of Disunionists-Effect of their Threats upon the Value of Negroes – 2
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3 posted on 10/29/2020 5:17:02 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson; colorado tanker
Worth noticing that the "real reason" for secession is here given as Deep South slavers' desires to reopen international slave trading, something impossible under the current Constitution.

As important, the editorial points out that such importations of slaves would mean "simple pecuniary ruin" to "old Slave States" who currently export their "surplus" slaves to newer states.

This may help explain why Virginia & other Upper South states refused to secede absent something that could be called "injury or oppression".

4 posted on 10/30/2020 6:37:18 AM PDT by BroJoeK ((a little historical perspective...))
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