Curry's Message About John Brown And His Legacy Is Rich In Symbolism

The arguments between the Northern and Southern people were vast and very opinionated. Northern Democrats argued that if slavery was allowed in the newly acquired territories stemming from the Mexican-American war, all the land would be bought up by rich plantation owners of the south and there would not be any land for the average farmer to buy (Schultz,n.d.). The Southern Democrats could not argue this point. Slavery worked for the southern farmers with the invention of the cotton gin. Owning slaves to work on the huge plantations made sense for them because the need for labor was there and slave labor was the most profitable. This kept money flowing into the south and their pockets at an abundant pace. Arguments from both sides made since

This lecture Dr. David Blight talked and touched and John Brown. How John Brown died and his imagination was filter by his Christian faith. John spoke living for the slaves and dying for the slave. John Brown capture was discussed. I learned in this lecture about the importance how the republic party would be and how it would it threaten the south. At this time an election was planned. Steven Douglas was a candidate who made slips ups. I was surprised that in 1860 the Democrat party was the only party at this time. I was also surprised that Democrats came up with a slave code. The wanted it to be a constitution amendment. They had a 2/3 rule went lead to division because of the lack of success. This division was the southern democrats and northern democrats. During this slip the southern and the northern democrats nominated two candidates. In 1860 election there were an huge amount of votes. Strangely,60% didn't vote for Lincoln. I really enjoyed watching this lecture. I learned so much from Dr. David Blight's lectures because he is detailed in each

The beliefs of the north and the south differed greatly, as they were on opposite sides of the political spectrum. The south emphasized the power of the state and supported slavery because it was economically convenient, believing that the central government had no right to interfere. The north was against slavery and believed it was inhumane and immoral, considering slaves equal to free men and women. The north was progressive. Since the northern and southern states needed balance, two states were admitted at a time, one free state and one slave state. The balance was difficult, so compromise had to be made

Abraham Lincoln's victory alarmed many white southerners because this meant that their future was now in the hands of a political party that was primarily against their region's personal values and interests. The people that wanted the South to secede from the Union had their reasons to do so. They were worried that Lincoln's election might lead to future Republican administrations interfering with slavery in the states. In the Deep South, southerners feared that they might become a sticking minority in a nation that was overrun by their political opposites. With this in mind, they instead seceded from the Union and saved slavery within their states.

There was an idea in the northern United States that African Americans have inherent rights and that whites do not have the right to own slaves. This is illustrated in how the northern population voted in the 1960 election. Lincoln was not on the ballot in the southern states meaning that the north singlehandedly voted Lincoln, a republican, into office. For the Southerners, the idea of liberty was the ability to do as they chose without interference from the government. This is evident when Lincoln was elected. A few days after the outcome of the 1860 election southern states started to secede.

After Reconstruction, the Democratic Party dominated Texas politics for nearly six decades through the early 1960’s. During the period of the Civil War, Andrew Jackson was a democratic southerner, who fortified slavery, while Abraham Lincoln; a republican was more opposed to slavery and was a civil rights advocate, who the south was not a profoundly fan of. Texas and most of the south depended on slavery for agricultural and financial revenues, so they were pro-slavery and wanted expansion of slavery towards others states, but the views of Republicans were constraining and even banning slavery. Republicans anon became the second party in a one-party state. After the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were passed the south became furious towards Republican Regime since they had to deal with federal troops in the south to ascertain they followed the incipiently placed amendments. This just increased the support for the Democratic Party.

Throughout history John Brown has been described as a terrorist, mentally ill, and a failure among other things. Because he stood strongly for what he believed in, and his goal was eventually achieved he can be seen for the most part as a hero. Brown was described as “an American who gave his life that millions of other Americans be free” (Chowder,6). Brown was a headstrong abolitionist who claimed that he was told by God to end slavery causing him to see himself as “a latter-day Moses” (Chowder, 6). With this, he stopped at nothing to fulfill these expectations. Brown’s heroism is displayed through how he was recounted by others during and after his lifetime, the actions though drastic he took when fighting for what he believed in, and

The core issue of the Republican Party, and Lincoln was over the extension of slavery. Abolitionists and supporters of free soil in the North worked to keep the Republicans from compromising on their territorial stand. In the South, proslavery advocates and secessionists gathered public opinion and demanded that state conventions assemble to consider secession.

Lincoln suggests that the institution of slavery be contained by preventing the spread of it to the new territories and Free states, although he had no interest in interfering with the already entitled slave states. He agrees that it was the right of the state to make its own decisions, not the federal government. Although Lincoln did not favor getting involved with abolishing slavery in the already declared slave states, he did favor total abolition in the distant future. He was first worried about stopping the expansion of slavery and then the next step to be taken would have been the "ultimate extinction" of it throughout the states. Lincoln did believe that every white man had no more equality than another. For this is one of the main reasons why at this time a resolution needed to be found in order to keep this equality in the new territories. Lincoln made a valid point in his speech that if slave holders were to settle in a new territory along with people opposed to slavery, which party has the right to decide what type of territory and future state it will be declared as? As for the rights of slaves, Lincoln agreed with Douglas that slaves did not have the same individual rights as everyone else, but he did believe that the liberties given under the Declaration of Independence involved such slaves. It is obvious that the Republicans of this time find slavery as being a "moral, social, and political wrong",

There exist three consensus or commonalities between each party, including “the unquestioning devotion to perpetual slavery as necessary for racial control.” Each party stressed their version of Unionism while accusing the other of secessionist tendencies, and “both parties disseminated an image of the Republican Party as fanatically bent on the direct abolition of slavery.” However, the continued support for slavery and a complete aversion towards the “black” Republican Party became readily identifiable, but the differing views on and support for Unionism become harder to clarify when conducting an analysis of Texans and the secession

Enter the presidential election of 1860, which brought these problems to a collision with dramatic consequences. The Democratic Party split into three groups along their regional lines, with each one vying for control of the party and each holding different ideas about how to deal with slavery in the West. They camps consisted of John C. Breckinride, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas; their efforts would be worthless however, as Abraham Lincoln would win for the Republican Party. Lincoln stood on the grounds that the West should be absolutely free of slavery entirely; which apparently was enough as he won the election with less than forty percent of the popular vote. On a side note about the election, fifty-nine percent of the Electoral College did vote for Lincoln;

When reading The South vs. The South I come across the problem that the white Southerners had with the Republican wanting to free slaves. The problem persisted as the war continued. The view of white Southerners and Republicans which were led by the president Lincoln were different.

To start off, the Republican Party ran on not spreading slavery to western territories. According to History.com, “In Ripon, Wisconsin, former members of the Whig Party meet to establish a new party to oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories.”This was fantastic because slavery was horrible enough where it was, and there was no need for more. Slavery is morally wrong because it is the use of free human labor. Most slaves were treated terribly and had no rights, even though they made up a lot of the population in slave states. The Republicans thought that slavery was wrong and should be limited, therefore, they didn’t want it to spread to the new territories.

Throughout American history, the south and the north have consistently held different beliefs on how to handle some subjects. Whether it ranged from slavery, to taxing, or to business, southerners and northerners often seemed to be on opposite sides of the spectrum. It was not any different back in the 1800’s. Though intensely different, they were still part of the same country. One of the biggest issues that made the north and the south so distinct from one another was their view and perspective on slavery. The north, who was considered mostly republican, saw slavery as something that needed to be abolished for it was a great sin committed by mankind; while the south, who were mostly considered democrats, viewed it as a necessity for they considered African-Americans a race that needed to be controlled because they were less intelligent than the white man but very violent and because they were “built” for the hard labor. Over the 1800’s they had been a tension built between the two sides of the country. The tension rose to a boiling point when the 1860 election rolled around. After the elections occurred, a chain of events followed which would leave a lasting impact on the current United States. In the heart of these events was the civil war. To this day, it is very debatable that the war started because of the unsure future of slavery under new leadership.

They were opposed to the expansion of slavery and called for Congress to prevent the further expansion of slavery into new territories. They believed that by confining slavery to its current boundaries, it would gradually be eradicated. The formation of the Republican Party was one of the primary reasons of how the political landscape changed in the Union.