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“The Constitution of the United States was made by white men, the citizens and representatives of twelve slaveholding and one non-slaveholding State; and it was made for white men.” MenMadeStatesWhiteUnitedUnited StatesCitizensConstitutionTwelveRepresentativesWhite ManConstitution Of The United States Author:John Henninger Reagan
“The people of the Southern States now own near five millions of these negroes, and they are worth to them near three millions of dollars.” PeopleStatesThreeMillionsFiveDollarsSouthern Author:John Henninger Reagan
“The success of those doctrines would also subvert the Federal Constitution, change the character of the Federal Government, and destroy our rights in respect to slavery.” CharacterGovernmentRightsRespectConstitutionSlaveryDoctrineFederal Government Author:John Henninger Reagan
“But I can tell you what your folly and injustice will compel us to do. It will compel us to be free from your domination, and more self-reliant than we have been.” Has BeensI CanSelfInjusticeFollyDominationSelf Reliant Book:Memoirs, with special reference to secession and the Civil War Source: Memoirs, with special reference to secession and the Civil War
“The irrepressible conflict propounded by abolitionism has produced now its legitimate fruits - disunion.” ConflictFruitIrrepressible Book:Memoirs, with special reference to secession and the Civil War Source: Memoirs, with special reference to secession and the Civil War
“You are not content with the vast millions of tribute we pay you annually under the operation of our revenue law, our navigation laws, your fishing bounties, and by making your people our manufacturers, our merchants, our shippers.” PeopleLawPayMillionsOperationsFishingRevenueTributeMerchantsBountyNavigation Author:John Henninger Reagan