Re: Slavery and Constitution of 1787

Posted by shante on February 13, 2002 at 13:41:04:

In Reply to: Re: Slavery and Constitution of 1787 posted by Michael Morrison on September 27, 2000 at 14:47:16:

: : : Was the U.S. Constitution of 1787 proslavery?
: As bobbapink said, and so well ...

: : Not that I can see! and just because slavery existed doesn't mean it was, if that is what you are driving at. In fact, the Constitution could not coexist with slavery for long, one had to go, and history has showed us which one.

: Look again.
: In fact, the compromise by both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence almost proved fatal. Well, it indeed *was* fatal to several hundred thousand people who were killed in the War for Southern Independence.
: Granted, that war was not totally about slavery, but it was the excuse the federalistas used to send in the troops and forcibly restrain the South from independence.
: The Constitution did, as you will know when you re-read it, allow even the importation of slaves until a particular year, and gave a bonus to the South in congressional representation by counting slaves as a fraction of a person -- even though the slaves neither voted nor paid taxes.

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: : : : Was the U.S. Constitution of 1787 proslavery? : : As bobbapink said, and so well ... : : : Not that I can see! and just because slavery existed doesn't mean it was, if that is what you are driving at. In fact, the Constitution could not coexist with slavery for long, one had to go, and history has showed us which one. : : Look again. : : In fact, the compromise by both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence almost proved fatal. Well, it indeed *was* fatal to several hundred thousand people who were killed in the War for Southern Independence. : : Granted, that war was not totally about slavery, but it was the excuse the federalistas used to send in the troops and forcibly restrain the South from independence. : : The Constitution did, as you will know when you re-read it, allow even the importation of slaves until a particular year, and gave a bonus to the South in congressional representation by counting slaves as a fraction of a person -- even though the slaves neither voted nor paid taxes. : how were slaves treated in 1787