To: Clintonfatigued
A number of military leaders in the Confederate Army opined the same thing.
The nations that abolished slavery peacefully all had a plan that compensated the former slave owners for their loss of property. I do not remember the exact numbers, but the value of the slaves owned represented a fairly significant portion of the wealth in the 'slave' states. Wiping out that amount of wealth by law would have completely collapsed the economy in the impacted areas.
34 posted on
01/26/2007 6:51:12 PM PST by
RebelBanker
(May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.)
To: RebelBanker
The nations that abolished slavery peacefully all had a plan that compensated the former slave owners for their loss of property. I do not remember the exact numbers, but the value of the slaves owned represented a fairly significant portion of the wealth in the 'slave' states. Wiping out that amount of wealth by law would have completely collapsed the economy in the impacted areas. There would also have been the very real problem of what to do with all the slaves who, by design, lacked the skills necessary for independent living.
94 posted on
01/27/2007 1:15:22 AM PST by
supercat
(Sony delenda est.)
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