[WhiskeyPapa]

Taxes, tarrifs, States rights, abolitionism, and Northern vs southern economic issues all contributed.....

There were -no- federal taxes. None, nada, zilch. Not much of an issue, huh?

"Antebellum Americans had been one of the most lightly taxed peoples on earth. And the per capita burden in the South had been only half that in the free states. Except for tariff duties-which despite Southern complaints were lower in the late 1850's than they had been for more than 50 years- virtually all taxes were collected by state and local governments."

--Battle Cry of Freedom, James McPherson

Walt

[rmvh]

Re your #264

There were -no- federal taxes. None, nada, zilch. Not much of an issue, huh?

In the first place, I referred to "taxes" as being an issue in the war....In this regard, please re-read what I stated: Taxes, tarrifs, States rights, abolitionism, and Northern vs southern economic issues all contributed.....

And...for your "illumination"...Patrick Henry had predicted it long ago...The States of South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina were paying a large part of the nations taxes...you can read this in "Why Not Freedom"...and if you do a little research on your own.

Also take a peek at the 1860 census data or for that matter read Alexander Stephens' speech from the South Carolina Seccession Convention in which he specifically states "over 75 percent of the revenues collected to support the federal government are raised in the north"....this referring to the no taxation assertion you have made.

Nonetheless, have a very nice day