re: Haley declines to say slavery was cause of Civil War

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I’ve tried this for years to point out a way for to say it wasn’t about slavery but it was.

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then why did the south try to secede in 1828.

Yes, the Tariff of 1828, also known as the Tariff of Abominations, was a major point of contention between the North and South in the 1820s and 1830s 12. The tariff imposed high import duties on goods such as textiles, iron, and agricultural products, which were primarily produced in the South 1. The South believed that the tariff was discriminatory and favored Northern manufacturers at the expense of Southern farmers 1.

In response to the tariff, South Carolina passed the Ordinance of Nullification in 1832, which declared the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null and void 1. The state threatened to secede from the Union if the federal government attempted to enforce the tariffs 1. However, the crisis was resolved when Congress passed the Compromise Tariff of 1833, which gradually reduced the tariff rates over a period of ten years 1.

the north has always tried to control the south financially. Reconstruction was the goal. bankrupt the south with war then buy up all the land, farms, businesses on the cheap.

As to slavery. the constitution says they are property, however wrong it would be today, that was the law then. Freeing the slaves was an illegal taking of personal property without compensation by the government. Breach of contract (constitution) Once the contract was violated, the parties are no longer obligated to remain in the contract, thus the states which were soverign nations after the revolution had the right to go back to soverign nation status.