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The false story that most readers have heard is that the Thirteenth Amendment was somehow needed to abolish slavery. It was not needed. The real issue was slavers' false claims about the original Constitution. Abolitionist Gerrit Smith said the Thirteenth Amendment: “I never liked [it]. It implies or, at least, seems to imply, that the [original] Constitution did not forbid the greatest of crimes—whereas by the canon of legal interpretation (,and no other was admissible,) it did [already] forbid it. I should [would] have preferred an Amendment, that simply disallows a Pro-Slavery interpretation of an already Anti-Slavery Constitution.”—Letter to Senator Charles Sumner (5 February 1866).
Originally posted by camaro68ss
The Civil War was NEVER, about slavery. It was about states rights. you read history book that where made 100 years ago and there you will find the truth.
“Every man should endeavor to understand the meaning of subjugation before it is too late… It means the history of this heroic struggle will be written by the enemy; that our youth will be trained by Northern schoolteachers; will learn from Northern school books their version of the war; will be impressed by the influences of history and education to regard our gallant dead as traitors, and our maimed veterans as fit objects for derision… It is said slavery is all we are fighting for, and if we give it up we give up all. Even if this were true, which we deny, slavery is not all our enemies are fighting for. It is merely the pretense to establish sectional superiority and a more centralized form of government, and to deprive us of our rights and liberties.”
Maj. General Patrick R. Cleburne, CSA, January 1864
edit on 6-12-2012 by camaro68ss because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by jessejamesxx
reply to post by camaro68ss
They really should have freed the slaves and then fought the Civil War, if that's the case.
Back on topic. I don't really understand this thread. Wasn't the constitution written by slave owners? Kind of hypocritical of them?
And then you go on to say that the "south has risen again" in a covert way, by poisoning generations of kids with tobacco? Like the redneck illuminati or something? I must have not gotten enough sleep last night.
Originally posted by jessejamesxx
reply to post by camaro68ss
They really should have freed the slaves and then fought the Civil War, if that's the case.
Back on topic. I don't really understand this thread. Wasn't the constitution written by slave owners? Kind of hypocritical of them?
And then you go on to say that the "south has risen again" in a covert way, by poisoning generations of kids with tobacco? Like the redneck illuminati or something? I must have not gotten enough sleep last night.
It is said slavery is all we are fighting for, and if we give it up we give up all. Even if this were true, which we deny, slavery is not all our enemies are fighting for. It is merely the pretense to establish sectional superiority and a more centralized form of government, and to deprive us of our rights and liberties.”
Originally posted by jessejamesxx
It is said slavery is all we are fighting for, and if we give it up we give up all. Even if this were true, which we deny, slavery is not all our enemies are fighting for. It is merely the pretense to establish sectional superiority and a more centralized form of government, and to deprive us of our rights and liberties.”
This is actually what I was commenting about. If they weren't fighting to keep slavery, and it wasn't an "all or nothing" situation, they should've given it up and fought the war for everything else. Just an opinion. If they didn't want to go down in history as pro-slavery, as they seemed to recognize that they were going to.. But I see what you're getting at now.
The quotes you supplied and your posts have been very enlightening. Thanks.
My interpretation of the story in short ...
Originally posted by imd12c4funn
My interpretation of the story in short, is that prior to the civil war, but following ratification of the United States Constitution, reasearch had proven in the late 15th or earlty 16th century that the habit of smoking tabacco cause stunted growth, longer schooling, lazyness, unkempt and unclean personal hygene, Cowardess[a female cowards?], lower school grades, lying, authoritive defiance, subsequent use of liquer, pot and then hard drugs such azxs opium, coc aine and heroin.
Originally posted by newcovenant
Before anyone puffs on a joint or takes a drink - they will already have had their first cigarette. So that's just a lie. Cigarettes are your gateway drug.