EDITORIAL: Bachmann was right--The Founding Founders did fight against slavery

Washington Times ^ | 07/01/2011 | The Editors

[mvpel]

The international slave trade was allowed by the Constitution to be outlawed twenty years after ratification, in 1808. James Madison’s quote is from 1810.

[rmlew]

Why did they not do the same at least ???
What are you talking about? Thousands of slaves fought for the cause of liberty on their owner's behalf with the promise of manumission. And they were granted full citizenship. There was an entire regiment of such soldiers from Rhode Island.

[Tennessee Nana]

There was an entire regiment of such soldiers from Rhode Island.
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But none from South Carolina

[Tennessee Nana]

And they were granted full citizenship.
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were they allowed to vote and own land ???

[rmlew]

were they allowed to vote and own land ???
Yes, they could purchase land. And landowners of sufficient property could vote. Those who lacked the wealth to vote were no different than poor whites and were far better off than the thousands of loyalist slaves and runaways that the British sent into slavery in the Caribbean.

[Tennessee Nana]

the thousands of loyalist slaves and runaways that the British sent into slavery in the Caribbean.
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Got a source for that ???

[rmlew]

Google it

http://www.blackloyalist.com/canadiandigitalcollection/story/exile/enslave.htm