Secession was undertaken for the purpose of erecting into an independent state a community whose whole structure was moulded on a system that held labour in contempt, that kept the labourer in ignorance and cruel bondage, that demanded a vigilant censorship of the press and an army of watchmen and spies.
Morley describes the motivations behind secession, emphasizing the oppressive social structure of the Confederate states.
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