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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Apr 27, 2008, at 8:43 PM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> > Is that for real, James?
> > I didn't know that.
>
> Of course it is.  The Confederacy knew slavery as an institution was
> impractical and had to be transitioned out of.

Do you know if they felt it was morally wrong?

>  When indentured servitude became
> cheaper and more practical for northern factory work, the slave  
> "property" was sold
> mainly to sugar growers in islands.  Most southern states already  
> had laws
> against more slaves being brought into the state.

That is practicality. Again, do you know if they felt it was morally  
wrong?