Slavery As A Positive Good

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The slave system “is pronounced to be sinful and odious, in the sight of God and man” (Slavery as a Positive Good). I am here to tell you today why this is such a false statement. I cannot sit here in silence as the people of this nation destroy the Union under which we live. I will not allow for the abolitionists to win this fight, because if they do our nation will fall apart. “Abolition and the Union cannot coexist. As the friend of the Union I openly proclaim it – and the sooner it is known the better” (Slavery as a Positive Good). The Union and Abolition cannot coexist, it’s as simple as that, one will fail if the other exists.
In 1838, in my Resolutions Upholding Slavery, I shared that we, the states, entered the Union under the Federal Constitution. We did this because of its view of increased security and its natural, political, and social advantages (Resolutions Upholding Slavery). Before this, we were free, independent and sovereign States, and since we have given the Union its power under the Constitution, the States should retain the power to choose slavery or not. Also, since slavery existed before and during the formation of the Constitution, and we give the Union its power, it is the Unions job to uphold the slave system. If they abolish slavery they are favoring the North, if they impose slavery on everyone they are going against the choice of many Northerners to not own slaves. The Constitution states the equality of rights among the people and if they take away or impose something on either the Southerners or the Northerners, this destroys that equality, and thus destroys the Union itself (Resolutions Upholding Slavery).
Slavery is also beneficial to everyone involved, is important to our society, and is reason ...

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...n with them, that to destroy it would be to destroy us as a people.” If we abolish slavery, it would destabilize our nation’s economy, society, and government. It would also pose a threat to the application of laws. Yet, the abolitionists have no care for our society.
So, as I have stated many times before, slavery is a positive good and not a necessary evil, like so many say it is. All of the benefits to our country due to the slave institutions should be proof enough of that. Also, no wealthy and civilized society has yet existed that did not live on the labor of the other.
The slave system is vital to our society, economy, and government, and should remain intact, as well as remain a choice among the people. So, we must join together and face the abolitionists and the anti-slavery movement head on, and we must do all we can to protect the union and our country.

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