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Originally Posted by Armistead
The bigger issue was how the collected tariffs were spent, mostly to support the northern projects. This is what ticked off many a southern politician.
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That's not what they said.
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but he didn't believe in enslaving man, nor did Robert Lee.
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And yet he didn't free them until he had to.
Some of Lee's slaves loved him.
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoun...es%20slave.htm
Others not so much.
http://www.crossroadsofwar.org/disco...l-war-stories/
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Protective Tariffs "Benefits For The North"
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You didn't provide a source for that lengthy quote.
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We should have the right to honor the history and heritage of those that fought and died.
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We should honor the people who fight and die in any cause, since most of them never know the real reasons. On the other hand if young people refused to fight and die the old people would have to find some other way to settle their differences.