A Personal Reflection on The Case Against Abolishing Slavery

In every society there has always been a class below everybody else. Doing the dirty work, the menial tasks. Fortunately, we, the South have found a solution so that all Americans can be put to ease. We have found a race already adapted to these docile acts. These people are the blacks. They have low intellect and don’t possess the developed skills we have. We people in the South believe that slavery should be maintained for the good of America. Natural order has been placed upon by God and slavery is a part of that. When we interfere, crippling consequences will come from it. Think about the unemployment rates that would arise. How it would threaten the structure of our society. And the economy! Do you understand how much of the South American economy comes from slavery? People would suffer. And black people are not humans anyways. They are inferior beings that were born to do our dirty deeds. They are nothing but disposable property.

Do you people not care about the natural order by our divine God? He has a plan for all of us, and for black people it was to work for us. God planned for us before we were created to be the superior beings. Do not question God’s plan. In the Bible, Abraham had slaves. Ephesians 5:5-7 states “Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling”. The Bible accepts slavery as a dignified way of life and we must follow that to honour God. They are commanded by the highest power to be obedient to their masters. Us. And why do you speak up at the ‘inhumane’ treatment of black people here when slavery has been existing for over hundreds of years? It is a legalised act in many places, including ours but when it is seen in a place like Ancient Rome it is okay? They would brand their slaves. Feed them to the lions. We are not doing anything but disciplining them. You are even hypocrites. In their homeland, they enslave even themselves. They disregard that they are the same colour and turn against each other. They take each other and fight to rule. We aren’t like that. We are one race, but we are not better than them if we do not agree to help each other. When we bring them to America, it is nothing they are not used to. Everything we are doing, is in fact moral. Rather than letting these slaves kill themselves, we are giving them the opportunity to improve their lives. We are only continuing our Lord’s act and it is only right for slavery to not be abolished. Because they enslaved themselves, it proves that they were unskilled and savages. It was only because we saved them that they could learn to talk properly, dress properly, and live as a proper being.

And is abolishing slavery really a good idea? They are the basis of the Southern economy. Stop lying to yourselves. The only reason that you don’t have slaves yourselves is because your soil is not good to farm on, so instead you rely on manufactured goods and trade. Without slaves, we wouldn’t have homegrown food. Our African slave trades allow the continued production of sugar. Of tobacco. Of rice. Rum. And cotton! Our biggest commodity. Practically everything you eat, smoke and see in your house will have been made on our land by the hands of these people. And therefore, slavery is one of the biggest assets to the United States. We prosper from this and it is important you Northerners recognise it. From 1801 to 1862, we were able to increase the amount of cotton picked by 400%. That is unbelievable. The profits of cotton allowed the US to propel to one of the biggest economies in the world. We are only here because of slavery. This has brought so much success that the Mississippi River Valley has more millionaires per capita than any other region. We are fruitful and the economy is thriving. Do not be jealous of our success. Instead, join us and we can be prosperous together. Slavery should not be abolished. It should be embraced.

Lastly, these slaves are not people. They do not have the same ability as us and certainly do not deserve the ‘equal rights’ you are fighting for. Remember the Dred Scott decision? The judge, a man of fair verdict, has ruled the blacks as property of us and you want to contest to that? You are disgusting men. It has been proved that black men are only 3 fifths of a person. We make up a whole. These animals are not in the right mind and do not understand the decisions they are making. In fact, we are doing them a favour by letting them work for us. They do not know how to fend for themselves. They, of no intelligence, surviving in our advanced civilisation? These kinds of abominations would never happen. There is a distinct difference between us, the white people and them, the black people. We will never live in equality, not when only one race can be superior. Have you also seen them when they are drunk? They try to hurt us even when we’re in control. Imagine if we let them loose? They would run like bulls. Killing, stealing, causing chaos. We treat them so well and yet they take everything for granted. If we treated them so badly, then why were the slave conditions approved? Tell us why we have been running this for over 200 years and has benefitted us more than anything and benefitted them.

Friends, we cannot abolish slavery. It is the natural way of life. It is what keeps the world going. And it is the greatest act of human kindness we can give to them. Do not empathise with them. They belong at the bottom and already receive sufficient care from us. Stop trying to stop abolition. Would you like to be at the bottom end of the ladder or continue being able to see your family every day? Don’t think about them, think about us. Think about the United States. We are bound together by one land, one race. We are one nation.