[WhiskeyPapa]

Alleged grievances in regard to slavery were originally the causes for the separation of the cotton States;

I'm glad to see there is no longer any confusion on the cause of the war.

Walt

[PeaRidge]

WP, that was from a Boston newspaper, so if you think they were "getting it right", maybe so.

I still don't think you read very carefully. Go back and look at what the article was saying.

[PeaRidge]

By the way, before you start spouting off about sources, that data came from the International Transactions and Foreign Commerce section of the Historical Statistics of the United States, page 106.

Assuming you still believe your source, if you visit section U 207-212 you can find that the percentage of imports that duty was paid on in 1841 was 50%. By 1845 that had increased to 90%. By 1850 it was 91%.

Your source is really wacky.