On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:50:01 -0700 Andrew Mathews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Uh, you'd better get a refresher on history. Convenience had nothing to > do with it. The abolitionist movement started many years before, and was > the general principle behind the States motivation to secede from the > United States, which is why war was declared. To preserve the Union was > the reason the war took place. Yes, Lincoln supported the abolishment of > slavery, but not because it was "convenient". By the way, how many > Druids are still hanging out sipping a few pints? <g> Abolition supported by the north also because as industrialization advanced, there was a great fear that the south would do well filling southern factories with cheap labor. The non-slave states would not be able to compete. -- +����������������������������+�������������������������������+ � Roger Oberholtzer � E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] � � OPQ Systems AB � WWW: http://www.opq.se/ � � Erik Dahlbergsgatan 41-43 � Phone: Int + 46 8 314223 � � 115 34 Stockholm � Mobile: Int + 46 733 621657 � � Sweden � Fax: Int + 46 8 302602 � +����������������������������+�������������������������������+ _______________________________________________ General mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/general
