Chapter 455

Once the ambition of the slave owners is realized and slavery is extended to the whole United States, not only will the booming industrial and economic development in the northern part of the United States be destroyed by slavery, but every civilian in the United States may become a slave because they are unable to pay their debts or even directly abducted!

Under slavery in the United States, there were not only black slaves, but also a considerable number of white slaves in the plantation of slave owners in the south!

Some of them were forced to enslave their creditors because they couldn't pay their debts, and some were poor immigrants who wanted to go to North America but didn't have enough money.

Those who lack self-defense, such as weak beggars and children, are often forced or lured into slavery.

Criminals who have committed serious crimes in Britain, even the poor who have just made minor mistakes but have been exiled to America, are also a major source of white slaves in the United States.

Although this kind of propaganda of the Republican Party is alarmist and has little effect on the presidential election campaign, it has alerted many American civilians who pursue a better life. If slavery is confined to the southern states, they do not worry about destroying their peaceful life for some slaves.

But if these evil slave owners really intend to expand slavery to the north, they will resolutely resist and never allow this kind of thing to happen!

Not to mention that the existence of slavery will greatly reduce their job opportunities and fight for their living space. Even their own and their children may become slaves at any time for various reasons.

You know, in the southern slave states, the number of slaves accounts for one third of the total population. Who can guarantee that if slavery does spread, they will remain free forever?

The Republican campaign, rather than running for president, is to publicize the threat of slavery and arouse the public's vigilance against slavery. This Act seems to be of little significance. With the passage of time, it will be gradually forgotten.

But in fact, it's a piece of firewood that Republicans fill in the hearts of the people. It doesn't seem to have any effect now, but as long as someone adds another fire, the flame against slavery will burn!

And the fire was soon lit!

In 1856, the presidential election ended with the victory of the Democratic Party. James Buchanan of the Democratic Party was elected as the 17th president and took office in March 1857.

James Buchanan chose to compromise on the issue of slavery. Once again, the power of the slave owners in the South soared and became more arrogant. Their eyes were no longer limited to the undeveloped West, but attempted to further expand slavery to the whole United States!

In 1857, the southern slave owners attempted to use the Scott judgment to extend slavery to all the territory of the United States.

Scott was a black slave to J. Emerson, a Missouri military doctor.

In 1834, he moved to the free state of Illinois with his master, and then moved to Wisconsin, where slavery was prohibited under the Missouri Compromise of 1820, so he was free.

But after returning to slavery state of Missouri in 1838, he became a slave again.

Scott filed a complaint in Missouri in 1846, which was based on the residents who had twice been free land. He asked for freedom and won the first trial, but was later rejected by the Missouri court.

Scott appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.

Under the control of the southern slave owners, on March 6, 1857, the Federal Supreme Court ruled that "Scott was a black slave.

The property of a slave owner, not a citizen of the United States, has no right of appeal to the federal court, and cannot be cancelled unless proper legal procedures have been passed, which Scott has not gone through before.

As citizens' property is protected by the constitution, neither Congress nor the local council has the right to declare the abolition of slavery in any part of the United States. "

As early as 1820, Congress passed the Missouri Compromise, which stipulated that the slave state and the free state should be divided by 36 ° 30 north latitude. The territory to the south of this line allowed slavery, and the territory to the North prohibited slavery.

In fact, this judgment declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, and slavery was legal in all American territories.

The southern slaveholders wanted to encroach on the northern region and gradually expand slavery to the territory of the United States by relying on the dominant power in the Congress. However, they did not expect that the ruling aroused fierce protests from the people of the northern states.

The people in the north, who thought slavery had nothing to do with them, suddenly remembered the Republican Party's ambition for slavery and the threat of slavery in the presidential election last year. They didn't pay much attention to it at the beginning, but now it is.

"Scott judgment case" really shows the ambition of the slave owners to the north and even the whole country. If the situation continues, the whole United States will become the world of slavery!

The influence of "Scott's judgment case" was rapidly fermenting at an unimaginable speed. This judgment intensified the struggle around slavery in the South and the north, and led to the revolt of abolitionist John Brown and the armed rescue of black slaves in the south.The scale of the armed uprising was not large, but its influence was very extensive, which shocked the whole country. Until 1859, many people joined in the struggle, and the call for emancipation of slaves spread all over the United States. The national abolition movement was pushed to a new climax.

And the new presidential election is coming again.

Since the "Scott judgment", the domestic situation has become increasingly tense and the voice of civil war has become higher and higher. In this context, the Republican Party has been greatly developed. It has completely risen in the Congress and overwhelmed the Democratic Party. President James Buchanan has lost control of the Congress and represents the interests of the slave owners in the south Completely suppressed.

The Republican campaign platform did not change much, but became more radical, vowing to abolish slavery and liberate black slaves in the south.

Different from four years ago when the presidential election was held, the threat of slavery advocated by the Republican Party was regarded as alarmism. Now the facts are in front of us. All the people feel the threat of slavery. No more propaganda is needed. The program of the Republican Party fully conforms to the demands of the American people. Slavery must be abolished!

As a result, the Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln received the overwhelming support of the public.

However, the Democratic Party's declaration of maintaining domestic stability was regarded as a compromise to the slave owners, which caused great dissatisfaction among the general public.

The result of this campaign is obvious. The victory of the Republican Party is the general trend against the background of the resolute resistance of the majority of the people to slavery!