Pros And Cons Of A Consolidated Government Of The Southern States
"Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and institute a new government." (Declaration of Independence 1776)
The southern States now stand almost exactly in the same position as our ancestors did some 85 years ago. The difference is that Great Britain made no pretense that we were equal and had an equal say in matters. The Northern States, having the majority in Congress, claim the same power over us in legislation as the British Parliament did. The government of the United States has become a consolidated Government, and the people of the Southern States are compelled to meet the very tyranny their fathers threw off in the Revolutionary War. The tariffs which were imposed upon the South, forcing us to buy products from the North, sounds similar to what Great Britain did in the past does it not? "The reason for possible secession will be found at the foundation of our political fabric, in our complex organism, in the fundamental law, in the Constitution itself, in the conflicting constructions which it invited, and in the institution of slavery which it recognized and was intended to protect." (John B. Gordon) …show more content…
We gained our independence, freedom and sovereignty from the mother country and had not surrendered these upon entering the Union; by the terms of the Constitution all rights and powers not delegated were reserved to the States. We feel a growing need for freedom from the central Federal authority in Washington D.C. We feel that each state should have state rights and make there own laws. We do not want to take over the government and run the states as the north does, but rather want a fair say in issues that concerned the
The southern States now stand almost exactly in the same position as our ancestors did some 85 years ago. The difference is that Great Britain made no pretense that we were equal and had an equal say in matters. The Northern States, having the majority in Congress, claim the same power over us in legislation as the British Parliament did. The government of the United States has become a consolidated Government, and the people of the Southern States are compelled to meet the very tyranny their fathers threw off in the Revolutionary War. The tariffs which were imposed upon the South, forcing us to buy products from the North, sounds similar to what Great Britain did in the past does it not? "The reason for possible secession will be found at the foundation of our political fabric, in our complex organism, in the fundamental law, in the Constitution itself, in the conflicting constructions which it invited, and in the institution of slavery which it recognized and was intended to protect." (John B. Gordon) …show more content…
We gained our independence, freedom and sovereignty from the mother country and had not surrendered these upon entering the Union; by the terms of the Constitution all rights and powers not delegated were reserved to the States. We feel a growing need for freedom from the central Federal authority in Washington D.C. We feel that each state should have state rights and make there own laws. We do not want to take over the government and run the states as the north does, but rather want a fair say in issues that concerned the