TaxJudas.com
     The Ordeal of  The Union

               By  Allan Nevins,  1947.
Quoted in:  The  Causes  Of  The American Civil War,
 Edited  by   Edwin C. Rozwenc,  pages 200-217.
 Chapter VI.  The Problem Of  Synthesis  clearly explains  the difficulty  and conflict  to  achieve consistent policy  in the  industrial North  and  agricultural states.  Mr. Nevins provides more detail  regarding the  terse comments of  Woodrow Wilson,  in  Division and Reunion.
     It is  a seductive temptation  to quote extensively  from the extraordinary Book,  cited above,  by  Edwin C. Rozwenc.  You will deprive yourself,  if you are content  with  my brief summary.  I am grinding the axe  of  endorsing  low tariff  policy,  which avoids  Government corruption.  The natural magnetism  between  Sheriff and Bootlegger,  was  an  affliction of  Thaddeus Stevens.  Fernando Wood  gave a speech to encourage Secession  from the union!   The Confederate States adopted a small,  uniform  import tariff  (Art I.  Sec. 8.).
      In the official explanations  which  one  Southern State  after another  published  for  its secession,  economic grievances  are  either omitted entirely  or  given  minor position.  There were few  such  supposed grievances  which  the agricultural states of  Illinois,  Iowa,  Indiana,  Wisconsin,  and Minnesota  did not share  with the South—  and  they  never threatened  to secede.  Charles A. Beard  finds the tap-root  of  the war  in  the resistance of  the planter interest  to  Northern demands  enlarging  the old  Hamilton-Webster policy.  The South  was adamant  in  standing  for  ‘no  high  protective tariffs,  no  ship subsidies,  no  national banking  and currency system;  in short,  none  of  the measures  which  business enterprise  deemed essential  to  its progress. ”   The Pacific Railroad  was advocated  both  by  the Douglas Democrats  and  the Republicans;  and  it is noteworthy  that  (William) Seward  and  Douglas  were  for  building  both  a  Northern  and  a  Southern line.  In short,  the divisive  economic issues  are  easily esaggerated.”
     Henry J. Raymond  was the editor of  the  New York Times.  He wrote an analysis of  the impending conflict  in January, 1860.  He wrote  that the  competition for political power  was the immediate issue  of  the conflict.  Alexander H. Stevens  agreed with this opinion.  “ The leading object  seems to be  simply,  and wantonly,  if you please,  to  put  the institutions  of  nearly half of  the states  under  the band of  public opinion  and national condemnation.  This,  upon general principles,  is quite enough  of  itself  to arouse a spirit  not only  of  general indignation,  but  of  revolt  on  the part  of  the proscribed.”
     Mr. Raymond  provides an analogy of  a political party,  organized  by the people of  the Northern States,  dedicated to  preventing the extension of  slavery  “into the common territories,  even  after  the highest judicial tribunal of  the land  had decided  they had  no such  constitutional power.  And suppose  that  a  party  so organized  should  carry  a  presidential election.



John R. NEAL  set the stage for the  Scopes Trial:  Slaughter of Ph. D.'s.”

Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism.


Competition Is A Sin!
            In  Doctrine Nation.
           
Scopes Trial. 

The Butler Act,   Trial,   ReTrial Petition,

The First Acadamic Farmer.


Friday,  4 May,  2007   Mike Huckabee said:  He  “can accept that others believe that  they  and their families  come from apes.”

Club FRED!

For Bottom Fishers —  Switch and
Bait  at  VINBOB’s  Bait Shop !