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Man Born in 1846 Talks About the 1860s and Fighting in the Civil War - Restored Audio..sounds like today IMO
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<blockquote data-quote="rhart" data-source="post: 3841977" data-attributes="member: 16596"><p>In the first year of secession the one thing the South was willing to END to make secession a success was SLAVERY. The historical record is clear that in the Spring of 1862 <strong>the South began offering to end slavery</strong> in hopes of gaining French and British support in its war for Southern independence. France agreed to do so if Britain would ally with them. According to the Belgian paper “The Independent Belge,” a French diplomat went to Britain to push for alliance on behalf of the CSA. Britain agreed but said it wanted to wait until “the Roman Problem” was resolved. Unfortunately for the CSA, the Roman Problem was not resolved until 1871. So the offer to end slavery remained on the table. Later in 1864 CS Congressman Duncan Kenner, the largest slave holder in Louisiana, convinced Jeff Davis to let him travel to London to try and convince the British to accept the CS offer to end slavery in exchange for military support. But time ran out while Kenner was talking to the British as Lee surrendered at Appomattox.</p><p></p><p>This willingness to end slavery to secure independence is absolute proof that when Southerners said they did NOT secede to “preserve and extend slavery,” they meant it. You do not give up your cause for seceding in order to successfully secede. That would make no sense!!! CS Sec of State Judah Benjamin gave a note to Kenner for him to give to CS European diplomat Slidell which explains why the South was willing to endure the great economic and humanitarian hardship of ending slavery:</p><p></p><p>“The sole object for which we would ever have consented to commit our all to the hazards of this war, is the vindication of our right to self-government and independence... For that end no sacrifice is too great, save that of honour.’” Judah Benjamin to John Slidell, Dec 27, 1864.</p><p></p><p> <strong>The South was willing to end slavery to gain self-government and independence.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rhart, post: 3841977, member: 16596"] In the first year of secession the one thing the South was willing to END to make secession a success was SLAVERY. The historical record is clear that in the Spring of 1862 [B]the South began offering to end slavery[/B] in hopes of gaining French and British support in its war for Southern independence. France agreed to do so if Britain would ally with them. According to the Belgian paper “The Independent Belge,” a French diplomat went to Britain to push for alliance on behalf of the CSA. Britain agreed but said it wanted to wait until “the Roman Problem” was resolved. Unfortunately for the CSA, the Roman Problem was not resolved until 1871. So the offer to end slavery remained on the table. Later in 1864 CS Congressman Duncan Kenner, the largest slave holder in Louisiana, convinced Jeff Davis to let him travel to London to try and convince the British to accept the CS offer to end slavery in exchange for military support. But time ran out while Kenner was talking to the British as Lee surrendered at Appomattox. This willingness to end slavery to secure independence is absolute proof that when Southerners said they did NOT secede to “preserve and extend slavery,” they meant it. You do not give up your cause for seceding in order to successfully secede. That would make no sense!!! CS Sec of State Judah Benjamin gave a note to Kenner for him to give to CS European diplomat Slidell which explains why the South was willing to endure the great economic and humanitarian hardship of ending slavery: “The sole object for which we would ever have consented to commit our all to the hazards of this war, is the vindication of our right to self-government and independence... For that end no sacrifice is too great, save that of honour.’” Judah Benjamin to John Slidell, Dec 27, 1864. [B]The South was willing to end slavery to gain self-government and independence.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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