Secession Final Decision Paper – Guadalupe County
Guadalupe County has voiced their demands and the residents are in favor of secession and as their representative, the vote will be cast to secede. The citizens of Guadalupe County Texas have made this vital decision concerning the future of their state because they ultimately feel it is necessary for their wellbeing. The reasons that Guadalupe County residents have asked the vote for secession to be cast is because their basic needs are not being met. They at a minimum require domestic tranquility, protection of their property and the ability to continue to develop a strong economy; hence the need to maintain slavery.
The citizens of Guadalupe County are very concerned with domestic …show more content…
The protection of their property is directly tied to the need of domestic tranquility so these issues go hand in hand. The people of Guadalupe County do not need much but they want protection from outlaws and bandits from the south so they don’t have to live in fear. They want laws in place to protect their property and a government in place to enforce them. Slaves were a large part of the property owned by the residents of Guadalupe County. By 1860 the number of slaves in Guadalupe County is just over 1,700 making up the workforce in the county. The Texas economy is so heavily dependent on slavery that the issue became a vital factor in the decision for secession. Since the annexation of Texas in 1845 the slave population grew by tens of thousands in the state and by 1850 the numbers were over 58,000. Slavery along with cheap fertile land fueled the economy through the growth of the cotton industry. This boom in the cotton industry could not have happened without the labor provided by slavery and the threat to end slavery would be devastating to the Texas …show more content…
In ten years, the amount of growth in the county was unbelievable. In 1860 it was reported that there were 395 profitable farms in Guadalupe County. The number of farmable acreage increased from roughly 4,400 in 1850 to over 42,000 in 1860. The largest cash crop for the area was cotton growing from 182 bales a year in 1850 to over 3,000 bales in 1860. Along with cotton, corn production, livestock and wool also reached record numbers for the county of Guadalupe. This amount of growth and prosperity was all at risk under the future political agenda of the Federal Government. Therefore, to protect this way of life, the Texas people must vote to secede and form alliances with other southern states that share the same
Guadalupe County has voiced their demands and the residents are in favor of secession and as their representative, the vote will be cast to secede. The citizens of Guadalupe County Texas have made this vital decision concerning the future of their state because they ultimately feel it is necessary for their wellbeing. The reasons that Guadalupe County residents have asked the vote for secession to be cast is because their basic needs are not being met. They at a minimum require domestic tranquility, protection of their property and the ability to continue to develop a strong economy; hence the need to maintain slavery.
The citizens of Guadalupe County are very concerned with domestic …show more content…
The protection of their property is directly tied to the need of domestic tranquility so these issues go hand in hand. The people of Guadalupe County do not need much but they want protection from outlaws and bandits from the south so they don’t have to live in fear. They want laws in place to protect their property and a government in place to enforce them. Slaves were a large part of the property owned by the residents of Guadalupe County. By 1860 the number of slaves in Guadalupe County is just over 1,700 making up the workforce in the county. The Texas economy is so heavily dependent on slavery that the issue became a vital factor in the decision for secession. Since the annexation of Texas in 1845 the slave population grew by tens of thousands in the state and by 1850 the numbers were over 58,000. Slavery along with cheap fertile land fueled the economy through the growth of the cotton industry. This boom in the cotton industry could not have happened without the labor provided by slavery and the threat to end slavery would be devastating to the Texas …show more content…
In ten years, the amount of growth in the county was unbelievable. In 1860 it was reported that there were 395 profitable farms in Guadalupe County. The number of farmable acreage increased from roughly 4,400 in 1850 to over 42,000 in 1860. The largest cash crop for the area was cotton growing from 182 bales a year in 1850 to over 3,000 bales in 1860. Along with cotton, corn production, livestock and wool also reached record numbers for the county of Guadalupe. This amount of growth and prosperity was all at risk under the future political agenda of the Federal Government. Therefore, to protect this way of life, the Texas people must vote to secede and form alliances with other southern states that share the same