In 1790 we had less than eight hundred thousand slaves. Under our mild and humane administration of the system they have increased above four millions.
From Robert Toombs
I very much regret, in appearing before you at your request, to address you on the present state of the country, and the prospect before us, that I can bring you no good tidings.
Give us equality of enjoyment, equal right to expansion - it is as necessary to our prosperity as yours.
Conflicting commercial regulations of the different States shackled and diminished both foreign and domestic trade; hence the power to regulate commerce was conferred.
Certainly there was no just cause of complaint from the Northern States - no advantage was ever sought or obtained by them for their section of the Republic.
Besides, we had a large debt, contracted at home and abroad in our War of Independence; therefore the great power of taxation was conferred upon this Government.
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