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  • From: DSanner106 AT aol.com
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Obama and religion
  • Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:55:02 EDT



In a message dated 4/28/2008 10:23:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Clansgian AT wmconnect.com writes:

> What I can say for Grant is that he and his
> family didn't have money, slaves, or practically anything else.

Incorrect, as it the rest of the info on Grant. In 1858 Grant was trying to
make a go as a farmer in St. Joseph Mo. and owned a slave named William
Jones.

Grant was given William Jones by his father in law to help farm, and when
broke, Grant's father in law
told him to sell him for the money. Grant instead freed jones and took no
money. This is part of the reason his father in law didin't give Grant money
or
slaves thereafter. He didn't think much of Grants morals or business sense if
he would free a perfectly good slave.


This is much in keeping with Grants statements following the Mexican
American war on the subject of slavery. Personally, I think he had a moral
objection
to the strong overpowering the weak more than the idea of slavery. He
didn't like the Mexican American war for this reason, he couldn't stand to
see
animals hurt and walked away from the family taxidermy / butchery business
because of it. He had soldiers whipped for driving a horse too hard and had
3 men
hung for rape during occupations.

Drew







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