Gentleman who thinks Confederates were the good guys in the Civil War gets epically self-owned

[petzl]

@simonize

4), what may be surprising to many - a prohibition on the importation of Slaves.

Not that surprising when you realize how much wealth Plantation owners had tied up in their slaves. They very well realized the importation of a new supply would inevitably lower the value of the ones that the already owned.

Not just that, because it gets a little grimmer. The Confederacy had sufficient slaves that it was a slave “producing” state (eg, childbirth). They didn’t want importers to compete with their home industry, thus the need for trade barriers.