Posted on 04/21/2023 1:33:11 PM PDT by Twotone
... For if they were so received, and entitled to the privileges and immunities of citizens, it would exempt them from the operation of the special laws and from the police regulations which they considered to be necessary for their own satiety. It would give to persons of the negro race, who were recognized as citizens in any one State of the Union, the right to enter every other State whenever they pleased, singly or in companies, without pass or passport, and without obstruction, to sojourn there as long as they pleased, to go where they pleased at every hour of the day or night without molestation, unless they committed some violation of law for which a white man would be punished; and it would give them the full liberty of speech in public and in private upon all subjects upon which its own citizens might speak; to hold public meetings upon political affairs, and to keep and carry arms wherever they went. And all of this would be done in the face of the subject race of the same color, both free and slaves, and inevitably producing discontent and insubordination among them, and endangering the peace and safety of the State.
The South stupidly thought by refusing to sell its cotton, it would bring European nations to its side. This was before the blockade became effective. Had they sold cotton then, they would have had more money to fight the war.
If you look at what was available to both sides, the South had little chance of winning even though their conditions for victory were much less than the north’s—the north had to conquer the south, while the south only had to avoid being conquered.
So Ramaswamy can hold his own under media pressure.
Good for him.
“The War of Northern Aggression” is more accurate from a Southern perspective, “
Well I grew up in the south side of Chicago!
Lemon is a lousy drunk who eschews show prep and has been through producer after producer. We nearly got him with the old lady insult over the winter and Chris Licht would love to get rid of Mad-Don-uh, but he doesn't have another low-down down-low waiting in the wings to replace him -- although Gillum is returning calls, Chris. LOFL.
In Chicago, is it the war of ‘Southern Aggression’?
No. In my school it was about Federalism taking over States Rights.
Personally, I think the Nuns in my Catholic school nailed it.
Seems like a good decision now.
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