[MamaTexan]

Not allowed to abuse their slaves without suffering the disapproving glances from their neighbors

Remember what I'd said the other day about you having risen a little bit in my opinion?

Never mind.

[rockrr]

I knew you were mercurial so it comes as no surprise.

The point stands. The south had no legitimate complaint. They were whiners who couldn’t stand it even when they were winning.

[donmeaker]

The first thing Lee did when he returned from the Army to execute his father in law’s will was to put up whipping posts.

And he made sure they were used. He was known as a cruel slave master before the war.