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Originally Posted by bc42gb43
To my knowledge, the only states that issued declarations for the reasons of their secession put slavery front and center. The other states you had cited did not issue declarations of secession.
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No offense, but your knowledge is wrong. Every state that seceeded declared their reasons...some more detailed than others. But ALL declared their reasons in some form or fashion. Four (South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, and Texas) specifically mentioned slavery. At the same time, nine others did not.
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Confederate Vice President Stephens in that "clarification" still stated that slavery was the primary reason for the secession, as I quoted.
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That is what he said, true. But this was
not an official statement of the CSA government. Stephens was not authorized to make such a cornerstone speech as to internal nor foriegn policy. Read the source I mentioned. When he made it, it was actually shunned by his fellows, and he later repudiated it. Read a little on it, will you?
And even if he meant every word? Then why should
that mean anymore than Lincoln proclaiming, as president of the United States, in his
official capacity, that he favored exportation of blacks to Liberia?
So, point is, if the "cornerstone speech" (already explained) is going to be trotted out as official CSA policy?
Then it is only fair Lincoln's speech on exportation and inequality of blacks be considered the "cornerstone" of USA (i.e. northern states who kept the name by default), policy.
Fair enough?
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