w********s
发帖数: 343 | 1 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: windywings (jellyfish), 信区: Military
标 题: USA's Constitution 允许 Slavery
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu May 3 14:12:45 2012, 美东)
http://www.heritagecs.com/Jefferson_Davis.htm
Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was an American statesman and the leader of
the
Confederacy during the Civil War. A former US Senator, he served as
President of the Confederate States of America for the duration of its
history. During his presidency, Davis took charge of Confederate war
plans
but was unable to stop the better organized Union efforts led by Abraham
Lincoln. At the end of the war, Davis was captured and charged with
treason
. While he was not tried, he was stripped of his eligibility to run for
public office. By the mid-1880s, Davis would change his views on the
separation of the Confederate states and encouraged Southern states to
be
loyal to the Union.
Lingenfelter's Jefferson Davis letter is significant due to Davis' use
of
the United States Constitution to support the idea of slavery. A
previous
letter to Davis sent by McDougal, a student preparing for a debate on
slavery, asked for Davis' thoughts on the subject. Among Davis'
responses is
his statement that "the Constitution recognized the institution of
slavery
and was a solemn agreement binding each and all of the States to restore
fugitives from service or labor to their masters." He adds that while
the
word "slave" was not used, history sufficiently proves that it was in
fact
slaves that the Constitution was referring to. Davis' reply further
suggests to McDougal that he read A.J. Bledsoe's essay, Liberty &
Slavery,
as well as the writings by the Revd. Dr. Stringfellow on the biblical
authority justifying slavery and Davis' own Rise and Fall of the
Confederate
Govt. | w********s
发帖数: 343 | | R***a
发帖数: 41892 | 3 美国宪法对slavery的主要方针是搁置争议，各自发展。
否则的话也就没美国了，当时就得分裂
【在 w********s 的大作中提到】
: 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
: 发信人: windywings (jellyfish), 信区: Military
: 标 题: USA's Constitution 允许 Slavery
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu May 3 14:12:45 2012, 美东)
: http://www.heritagecs.com/Jefferson_Davis.htm
: Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was an American statesman and the leader of
: the
: Confederacy during the Civil War. A former US Senator, he served as
: President of the Confederate States of America for the duration of its
: history. During his presidency, Davis took charge of Confederate war
| R***a
发帖数: 41892 | 4 还要保持现状20年不动摇
【在 R***a 的大作中提到】
: 美国宪法对slavery的主要方针是搁置争议，各自发展。
: 否则的话也就没美国了，当时就得分裂
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