Interesting! I just had a look at the NC ordinance of succession and they definitely mention slavery and enshrine slaves as property but it’s all the way down in section 9 a long with a bunch of other rights.
Weirdly there’s actually a section banning the import of any more ‘negros’ (white slaves ok presumably?).
I’m not completely convinced of your point. Did the people of the time consider states rights the issue?
They specifically mention the right to keep slaves in their succession.
The southern states wanted to enforce their laws on the northern states.
“States rights” is a modern reframing of the story.
Interesting! I just had a look at the NC ordinance of succession and they definitely mention slavery and enshrine slaves as property but it’s all the way down in section 9 a long with a bunch of other rights.
Weirdly there’s actually a section banning the import of any more ‘negros’ (white slaves ok presumably?).
I’m not completely convinced of your point. Did the people of the time consider states rights the issue?
Oh wow I just read the Mississippi ordinance of succession and that one is all about slavery 😂.
The bit about negroes toiling under the sun was wild.
Well I’m pretty convinced for at least some states it was completely about slavery. Maybe not a blanket statement though given there’s differences.