上海交通大学通识核心课程“历史视野下的美国文化”结业论文 But in the south it was being abolished gradually by changing the hearts of the people in place of making use of force. But in the mean time with the advancement of industry the slave trade became a vested interest and now nobody wanted to abolish it.Gradually,the slave system became a very intractable problem in American politics. In the declaration of Independence by George HI it was stated that Slave Trade was a sin but later on this provision was removed from the declaration. By an Act of 1787 though the slave system was abolished in the northern part of America,it was permitted that fugitive slaves could be arrested.Perhaps the constitution makers of America agreed to the circumstances of the time. It was admitted in the constitution that in the election of the legislature the Negro slaves would be allowed to take part but their number would not exceed three-fifths. After this the slave trade continued for thirty years more according to Missouri Pact and by 1850i the number of the slaves reached 32 lacks. A Fugitive Slave Law was passed in 1850 which was opposed by the northern states.Later on this Pact was completely rejected by the South. Thus the north and the south were not unanimous on the issue of slavery.North America considered it to be a blot on the fair society of America whereas it was an unavoidable evil for the South which could not be abolished. Neither of the two was prepared to compromise on this issue.Some thinkers were of the opinion that America wanted to extend her territory in the west in the name of slave trade. Those opposing Slave System had created a terror in the southern states that the historic labour system of the South would be abolished by the North.The propaganda mounted by the leaders of the North created doubt,terror,hatred and resentment in the people of the South. The leaders of the South were endeavouring their best for the expansion of slave system;hence Abraham Lincoln had talks with Stephen Douglas. Lincoln emphasized that slave system was immoral and unjust but Douglas could not be convinced and he emphasized that the issue of slavery fell within the provincial constitution.Hence feelings of terror spread which made the outbreak of Civil War imminent. Nationalism and honor Nationalism was a powerful force in the early 19th century,with famous spokesmen like Andrew Jackson and Daniel Webster.While practically all Northerners supported the Union,Southerners were split between those loyal to the entire United States(called "unionists")and those loyal primarily to the southern region and then the Confederacy.C.Vann Woodward said of the latter group,"A great slave society...had grown up and miraculously flourished in the heart of a thoroughly bourgeois and partly puritanical republic.It had renounced its bourgeois origins and elaborated and painfully rationalized its institutional,legal,metaphysical,and religious defenses....When the crisis came it chose to fight.It proved to be the death struggle of a society,which went down in ruins."Perceived insults to Southern collective honor included the enormous popularity of Uncle Tom's Cabin(1852)and the actions of abolitionist John Brown in trying to incite a slave rebellion in 1859. While the South moved toward a Southern nationalism,leaders in the North were also becoming more nationally minded,and rejected any notion of splitting the Union.The Republican national electoral platform of 1860 warned that Republicans regarded disunion as treason and would not tolerate it:"We denounce those threats of disunion...as denying the vital principles of a free government,and as 2上海交通大学通识核心课程“历史视野下的美国文化”结业论文 2 But in the south it was being abolished gradually by changing the hearts of the people in place of making use of force. But in the mean time with the advancement of industry the slave trade became a vested interest and now nobody wanted to abolish it. Gradually, the slave system became a very intractable problem in American politics. In the declaration of Independence by George HI it was stated that Slave Trade was a sin but later on this provision was removed from the declaration. By an Act of 1787 though the slave system was abolished in the northern part of America, it was permitted that fugitive slaves could be arrested. Perhaps the constitution makers of America agreed to the circumstances of the time. It was admitted in the constitution that in the election of the legislature the Negro slaves would be allowed to take part but their number would not exceed three-fifths. After this the slave trade continued for thirty years more according to Missouri Pact and by 1850 iii the number of the slaves reached 32 lacks. A Fugitive Slave Law was passed in 1850 which was opposed by the northern states. Later on this Pact was completely rejected by the South. Thus the north and the south were not unanimous on the issue of slavery. North America considered it to be a blot on the fair society of America whereas it was an unavoidable evil for the South which could not be abolished. Neither of the two was prepared to compromise on this issue. Some thinkers were of the opinion that America wanted to extend her territory in the west in the name of slave trade. Those opposing Slave System had created a terror in the southern states that the historic labour system of the South would be abolished by the North. The propaganda mounted by the leaders of the North created doubt, terror, hatred and resentment in the people of the South. The leaders of the South were endeavouring their best for the expansion of slave system; hence Abraham Lincoln had talks with Stephen Douglas. Lincoln emphasized that slave system was immoral and unjust but Douglas could not be convinced and he emphasized that the issue of slavery fell within the provincial constitution. Hence feelings of terror spread which made the outbreak of Civil War imminent. Nationalism and honor Nationalism was a powerful force in the early 19th century, with famous spokesmen like Andrew Jackson and Daniel Webster. While practically all Northerners supported the Union, Southerners were split between those loyal to the entire United States (called "unionists") and those loyal primarily to the southern region and then the Confederacy. iv C. Vann Woodward said of the latter group, "A great slave society...had grown up and miraculously flourished in the heart of a thoroughly bourgeois and partly puritanical republic. It had renounced its bourgeois origins and elaborated and painfully rationalized its institutional, legal, metaphysical, and religious defenses....When the crisis came it chose to fight. It proved to be the death struggle of a society, which went down in ruins." Perceived insults to Southern collective honor included the enormous popularity of Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) and the actions of abolitionist John Brown in trying to incite a slave rebellion in 1859. While the South moved toward a Southern nationalism, leaders in the North were also becoming more nationally minded, and rejected any notion of splitting the Union. The Republican national electoral platform of 1860 warned that Republicans regarded disunion as treason and would not tolerate it: "We denounce those threats of disunion...as denying the vital principles of a free government, and as