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Below are readings
about the main figures
in
the Fort Sumter
controversy:
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For this
activity, students are
to base
their conclusions
from evidence presented from one
of the
following four perspectives: |
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Slavery is a
cruel, unjust, and immoral system that must be
ended as soon as possible. No ground—moral,
political, or territorial—should be ceded to
Southern slaveowners and disunionists.
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Slavery is the
foundation of Southern society and benefits not
only slave owners but
also non-slave-owning whites and even black slaves. The crisis of
Union is caused by fanatic abolitionists, who reflect Northern public
opinion.
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Slavery is
crucial to Southern society, but the Union is also
worth preserving and is under attack from
extremists on both sides—mainly Northern
abolitionists, but also Southern Fire-eaters.
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There is some
pleasure in seeing a country that was born in
revolution from Great Britain now have to deal
with a revolution of its own. Weak
leadership by Buchanan and initially by Lincoln
contributed to the situation, but Northern public
opinion is pushing Lincoln in a more aggressive
direction.
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Introduction to the Senate Investigating Committee on Fort Sumter activity...
