Quotes By Our Founding Fathers.

[dave]

As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the union, unless they agreed to the discontinuance of this disgraceful trade, because it would bring weakness and not strength to the union.
---George Mason June 17.....1788

Let that year sink in a little bit.....had more of his generation thought the same way, I wonder how different the next 80 years would have been....or even the next 227 years

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by dave

As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the union, unless they agreed to the discontinuance of this disgraceful trade, because it would bring weakness and not strength to the union.
---George Mason June 17.....1788

Let that year sink in a little bit.....had more of his generation thought the same way, I wonder how different the next 80 years would have been....or even the next 227 years

Until you realize that he owned more slaves than any other delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was opposed to the slave trade, not slavery for purely economical reasons (his slaves wouldn't be as valuable to the Southern market if, "fresh" batches were coming in from Africa/the Caribbean).

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Stephen

Until you realize that he owned more slaves than any other delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was opposed to the slave trade, not slavery for purely economical reasons (his slaves wouldn't be as valuable to the Southern market if, "fresh" batches were coming in from Africa/the Caribbean).

I did not know that. Thanks, my man!!!