Quote:
Originally Posted by NobodyHere
And yet the equal representation views were pushed mainly by the northern states. So perhaps there was more going on in the creation of the senate than to protect slavery?
|
The North didn't care much about slavery at the time. They were more concerned about forming the union and creating good deals on shipping and trade (which they got in return for the fugitive slave act). The South is the one that threatened to walk out anytime the topic of slavery being banned was brought up.
The Senate (along with the electoral collage) was the firewall to protecting slavery in this country. It's why there were threats of secession whenever talk of a new state being added as free was brought up. The idea that the Senate has anything to do with protecting rights of people is just flat wrong.