tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313223710520340489.post1082206984176237870..comments2023-10-05T03:21:01.111-07:00Comments on Gary's Reflections: The Civil War – Confederate Activities in February 1861Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04127150580464728255noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313223710520340489.post-72179059446469321572011-02-17T05:23:07.600-08:002011-02-17T05:23:07.600-08:00Those are good points. As I have tried to explain ...Those are good points. As I have tried to explain to several people recently, the issue in the south that most prompted their leaving the Union was the economic impact of the Federal Governments policies in the south - slavery was seen as one of several economic issues, not a moral issue. To them it was a question of "states rights".<br /><br />They very clearly favored the old Jeffersonian Republicans view of a much smaller federal system. It is also interesting to note that several states, north and south, have these same provisions in their state constitutions today.<br /><br />GaryGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04127150580464728255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4313223710520340489.post-38558335038462514172011-02-16T05:07:48.442-08:002011-02-16T05:07:48.442-08:00I was writing about the hot issue of 'internal...I was writing about the hot issue of 'internal improvements' (government subsidies to private industries to foster infrastructure) prior to the War Between the States on my blog when I came across this.<br /><br />The most interesting aspects of the Confederate Constitution by far are its Jeffersonian laissez-faire principles. For instance it forbade protectionist tariffs, which the Cotton States had suffered under for a long time, particularly when Lincoln increased the rate over twice over in 1860.<br /><br />Another intriguing aspect was the requirement for a two-thirds legislative minority for ANY tax increase - now this is my kind of Constitution. <br /><br />Article 1, Section VIII, Clause III of the Confederate Constitution also stated:<br /><br />‘‘Neither this, nor any other clause contained in the Constitution, shall ever be construed to delegate power to Congress to appropriate money for any internal improvement intended to facilitate commerce’’.<br /><br />In other words, no bailouts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com