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re: Do you think the Civil War was started over slavery?
Posted on 2/12/15 at 5:34 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Posted on 2/12/15 at 5:34 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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African slavery as it exists amongst us the proper status of the negro in our form of civilization. This was the immediate cause of the late rupture and present revolution. Jefferson in his forecast, had anticipated this, as the “rock upon which the old Union would split.” He was right.
Thank you. It's amazing how few people are familiar with this speech by the Vice-President of the CONFEDERACY ... and his analysis of the cause of the rupture between the states could NOT BE CLEARER.
God God, it's there in the simplest, most direct English one could imagine.
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Posted on 2/12/15 at 5:41 pm to Tigerwaffe
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God God, it's there in the simplest, most direct English one could imagine.
Well, let's cut folks today a bit of a break. Compared to twitterspeak, his speech was some serious peroration
Posted on 2/12/15 at 5:43 pm to Tigerwaffe
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God God, it's there in the simplest, most direct English one could imagine.
I would imagine 75% of this board could not comprehend the English in which he used in that speech
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