Nothing in the Confederate constitution set tariff rates but I'll let that go for the moment.
Henry Benning to the Virginia Secession Commission: "I have no idea that the duties will be as low as 10 per cent. My own opinion is that we shall have as high duty as is now charged by the General Government at Washington. If that matter is regarded as important by this Convention, why the door is open for negotiation with us. We have but a provisional and temporary government so far. If it be found that Virginia requires more protection than this upon any particular article of manufacture let her come in the spirit of a sister, to our Congress and say, we want more protection upon this or that article, and she will, I have no doubt, receive it. She will be met in the most fraternal and complying spirit."
Speech of Henry Benning to the Virginia Secession Commission>
Oh yes it does. Tariff for Revenue. That means a maximum of 10%. Only the exigencies of war caused them to raise tariffs above that rate.
Actually it says " taxes, duties, imposts, and excises for revenue, necessary to pay the debts, provide for the common defense, and carry on the Government of the Confederate States..." Nowhere does it set that at 10% for any of them. And nowhere does it say exigencies of war impacted any of the rates. It's all in your imagination.
No. The whole reason for the Navigation acts was to ensure a large enough merchant marine to have that available in case of war.
What does the Navigation Act have to do with Southern packet lines?
The CSA would have adopted its own navigation acts for the same reason and that industry would have grown up in the South to support the need for shipping.
It didn't do much to promote Southern lined before the rebellion, why would that change?
For the reasons I outlined above and Wigfall was just just one guy. Many people who were far more influential including Rhett had very different views.
LOL! Sure.
I know the truth hurts you.
The truth and your posts don't often collide.
Stephens was not influential and was powerless. Rhett was the Father of Secession and was far more influential. Several others agreed with Rhett. Almost all of the tax experts who have looked at this say the South was furnishing the vast majority of the exports and the Northern Newspapers and the Foreign Newspapers as well as Southern newspapers all said so too.
Stephens was very influential, was considered for the presidency, and was the vice-president. And as a congressman he would have known about federal revenue and expenditures.
Almost all of the tax experts who have looked at this say the South was furnishing the vast majority of the exports and the Northern Newspapers and the Foreign Newspapers as well as Southern newspapers all said so too.
Charles Adams, Clyde Wilson, and the Kennedy brothers are hardly "almost all the tax experts".
Again BS.
When it comes to BS few rise to your level.
Henry Benning to the Virginia Secession Commission: "I have no idea that the duties will be as low as 10 per cent. My own opinion is that we shall have as high duty as is now charged by the General Government at Washington. If that matter is regarded as important by this Convention, why the door is open for negotiation with us. We have but a provisional and temporary government so far. If it be found that Virginia requires more protection than this upon any particular article of manufacture let her come in the spirit of a sister, to our Congress and say, we want more protection upon this or that article, and she will, I have no doubt, receive it. She will be met in the most fraternal and complying spirit." Speech of Henry Benning to the Virginia Secession Commission> So one guy in one state wanted the possibility of a higher tariff. Great.
Actually it says " taxes, duties, imposts, and excises for revenue, necessary to pay the debts, provide for the common defense, and carry on the Government of the Confederate States..." Nowhere does it set that at 10% for any of them. And nowhere does it say exigencies of war impacted any of the rates. It's all in your imagination. Key words "For revenue". That means maximum 10%. That was the standard definition of a revenue tariff. A protective tariff was more than 10%.
What does the Navigation Act have to do with Southern packet lines? I didn't say it did specifically.
It didn't do much to promote Southern lined before the rebellion, why would that change? Because being its own country it would have wanted navigation acts to have its own merchant marine for the same reason the USA implemented the Navigation Acts just like the British before them had done. Why did the Southern states not do it before? That had been outsourced to the Northern states which made sense if they were all in one country.
LOL! Sure. LOL! Sure they didn't.
The truth and your posts don't often collide. Only when I'm responding to your BS. Then its my truth vs your BS so there's no collision.
Stephens was very influential, was considered for the presidency, and was the vice-president. And as a congressman he would have known about federal revenue and expenditures. Stephens was so influential he sat at home in Georgia and nobody listened to him. He knew he'd be wasting his time in Richmond since....nobody was going to listen to him.
Charles Adams, Clyde Wilson, and the Kennedy brothers are hardly "almost all the tax experts".
They and others and of course hordes of Newspapers from all sides at that time. Strange all those Northern newspapers would say the South was providing the vast bulk of the exports if that wasn't the case. Yet that's exactly what they did as I showed.
When it comes to BS few rise to your level. Nah. I leave the BS to you. Your posts overflow with it.