During a visit of a Confederate delegation to Lincoln after secession and
before Fort Sumter, they asked Lincoln why he just wouldn't let them (ie,
the South) leave.

His reply:  "Where would our revenus come from?"

Over 80% of all traiffs (export and export) were paid by the southern
farmer/planter, while northern factories were protected by laws.


M. Westbrook, III

--- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Then why did New England want to leave the Union in 1812....not over
> slavery.
> I'm not saying the slavery was not part of the equation I think there
> other
> issues like taxes..trade tariffs, and this issue of slavery. The North
> was
> becoming economically stronger than the South...industry and the growth
> on a
> "free Labor" ( which in some cases was worse than the situation slaves
> found
> themselves in) meant the North would be the power....the North would
> then
> dictated the prices of capital goods which the South needed..dictated
> interest rates on loans...etc.. Frankly I think if the war had never
> come the
> South would moved away from slavery has a labor source as it becomes too
> expensive to maintain.
>
> WC Buser
>
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