These are some simple facts regarding the Civil War which lead to my larger point. Do your own research regarding anything stated herein. All of this is public record.
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These are some simple facts regarding the Civil War which lead to my larger point. Do your own research regarding anything stated herein. All of this is public record.
These are some simple facts regarding the Civil War which lead to my larger point. Do your own research regarding anything stated herein. All of this is public record.
These are some simple facts regarding the Civil War which lead to my larger point. Do your own research regarding anything stated herein. All of this is public record.
These are some simple facts regarding the Civil War which lead to my larger point. Do your own research regarding anything stated herein. All of this is public record. The Civil War almost happened in 1832. Prior to the Revenue Act of 1861, there was no federal income tax in the US and 90% of federal revenue was derived from import tariffs. These tariffs varied by goods but averaged 15 to 20%. In turn, the European countries that were importing US goods charged a similar tariff rate. Nation to nation this may seem like an equitable arrangement, but domestically it was very unbalanced. The bulk of industrial goods, produced in the north, were being consumed within the US. On the other hand, 80% of the agricultural goods produced in the south were being exported. In short, the tariff was forcing the south to charge higher prices for the goods that it sold, while at the same time forcing them to pay more for the industrial goods that they had to purchase. In the early to mid 1800's, the southern states only comprised about 30% of the US population, but contributed 80% of the federal government's revenue. The issue came to a head in 1832, as Congress had enacted two new tariffs, effectively raising the tariff rate to almost 50%. South Carolina responded with a state convention and articles of nullification. This nearly led to secession and armed conflict, and is known as the "Nullification Crisis". Fortunately, a compromise was reached in 1833 and the tariff rate was reduced to an average of 20%. In the late 1850's, the US was experiencing a recession. The recession had the most effect on the industrial north. Using the recession as an excuse, in May of 1860, the Congress passed the Morrill Tariff, effectively raising rate to 50%. This was a highly partisan act. Only one southern congressman voted in favor of this tariff. South Carolina responded in December by seceding from the union. They were quickly followed, in January of 1861, by five more southern states. By June of 1861, the eleven primary southern states had all seceded from the union. This was a major concern to the northern controlled federal government, which relied upon the south for federal revenue. The general populace in the north didn't see the significance of the departure of the southern states. Most people recognized that the union was designed for mutual benefit and felt that each state had a right to secede. The southern states considered the matter closed and set upon the task of forming a confederacy and putting together a government. They had no desire for war and certainly no intention of invading the north. The only point of contention was the fact that there were multiple union garrisons located in what was now a bordering country. South Carolina demanded that the union forces vacate Fort Sumter. Newly elected union President Abraham Lincoln, along with the northern federal government saw the situation at Fort Sumter as an opportunity to force the south into an aggressive act, and thereby gain popular support for military efforts to bring the south back into the Union. The entire union government was of the opinion that the north held an overwhelming advantage over the south, based on population and industry, and that an armed conflict would be quickly resolved and that the south would be soundly defeated. President Lincoln informed South Carolina Governor Francis Pickens that not only would the union not surrender Fort Sumter to South Carolina, but they intended instead to resupply the fort. On April 12th, 1861, South Carolina batteries fired on the resupply ships approaching Charleston Harbor, and also fired upon Fort Sumter itself. The resulting battle lasted for one day and the fort was surrendered to South Carolina on April 14th. No one was killed on either side, yet the north used this battle as an excuse to start the bloodiest war in the History of the U.S., resulting in the deaths of over 500,000 combatants and countless civilians. What Lincoln and the northern government did not count on was how quickly the south would prepare for full scale war, nor how strong was the resolve of the southern men to defend their lives, homes, and freedom. The south either won or fought to a stalemate all of the early battles. Northern sentiment for the war was quickly lost and northern men and women began to question why they were sending their husbands, brothers, fathers, and sons to die in the name of denying the southern states their right of self governance. To regain and maintain support for the war, Lincoln turned to the issue of ending slavery as a worthy cause to justify the loss of life and destruction of property Winston Churchill famously (and accurately) said " History is written by the victors". What we are taught is shaded not by historical scholarship or factual understanding of our past, but by the power of political and cultural leaders on the “winning” side, who shape our views through school textbooks, public iconography, television and film, and other media. And so it is that we are led to believe that this war was fought to end slavery. A noble cause, indeed — were it true! It certainly casts a saintly glow on Abraham Lincoln, the so-called "Great Emancipator" who was — as is documented in his own writings and speech — a white supremacist. During Lincolns 1861 inaugural address, he endorsed a constitutional amendment to forever protect slavery, commonly referred to as the Corwin amendment, as an inducement for the seceded states to rejoin the Union. Lincoln told the inaugural audience: "I have no objection to its being made express and irrevocable." Lincoln was quite prepared to perpetuate slavery to save the Union, writing abolitionist Horace Greeley: "If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it." In addressing a delegation of black ministers in 1862, Lincoln observed that “not a single man of your race is made the equal of a single man of ours.” During his famous debates with Senator Stephen Douglas, Lincoln explained to the crowd: "I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races ... I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races from living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be a position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race. Prior to the war not a single slave had been liberated and slavery was alive in well in the north as well as the south. Slavery was not the driver that led to war. It was simply the issue used to try to maintain popular support in the north for the war. The Civil War officially started in April of 1861 when South Carolina rightly reclaimed its sovereign ground. The Emancipation Proclamation was made in September of 1862. So the war had been raging for almost a year and half before there was any official freeing of slaves, and at any rate, the proclamation had no effect on slaves held in the northern states. It only applied to southern states that continued hostilities and remained in rebellion. Had the south laid down its arms and rejoined the union, the proclamation would have been void and slavery would have remained legal. The Civil War is constantly purported to be about slavery, yet slavery was legal in the union for the entire duration of the war. Slavery did not end in the US until the 13th Amendment was fully ratified in November of 1865. Slavery began in the US in 1619 and ended in 1865. That means that the British flag flew over legal slavery here for 157 years. The US flag flew over legal slavery here for 89 years, including the full duration of the US Civil War. The Confederate battle flag flew over slavery in the south for only 3 years and 7 months. 97% of the southern combatants in the US Civil War did not take up arms, take life, give their own life, and at the same time watch their families be raped and murdered, and their homeland destroyed, all so the other 3% could continue the institution of slavery. The federal government did not engage in this costly war for the noble cause of defending their fellow man, only to turn around and commit genocide against the Native Americans less than two years later. They murdered the Native Americans for the same reason that they murdered their southern brothers — the almighty dollar. The Confederate battle flag is often portrayed as being the representation of slavery in the US, while the reality is that the stars and bars Confederate flag was very similar to the stars and stripes of the union, resulting in much confusion on the battlefield for both sides, so the Confederacy adopted the battle flag in October of 1861. In the light of these facts, it should be clear that statues and flags did not symbolize slavery or racism originally, but only carry those connotations through ignorance and the false teaching of history. As for myself, I don't care for any of these symbols of idolatry, including the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. So should we tear down these memorials on the National Mall as well? If indeed, we are all created equal, and equally imperfect, then no man or woman should be exalted above another, whether or not their likeness is carved in stone or engraved on a bill or a stamp. Wisdom would dictate that these symbols not be taken so seriously.
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