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To: Chancellor Palpatine
There was no motivation by the aristocracy to do it, and for white tradesmen, the thought of freed slaves competing against them would have been anathema

Now you're describing the situation up north as described by many northern papers of the day and one of the many causes of the New York Riots. But keep trying Chancey

36 posted on 04/15/2003 8:23:29 AM PDT by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: billbears
Ah, but the situation up north didn't ascribe political power on a 3/5 basis to a white aristocracy based on a large population that was property and couldn't vote, now could it?
39 posted on 04/15/2003 8:49:52 AM PDT by Chancellor Palpatine (running and hiding behind the 21st Century version of the Maginot Line is not an option)
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To: billbears
Now you're describing the situation up north as described by many northern papers of the day and one of the many causes of the New York Riots.

BUMP!

127 posted on 04/15/2003 8:40:46 PM PDT by thatdewd (When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults.)
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