A better President of the Confederacy

[Johnrankins]

Decentralized?

The Davis adminstration drafted state militia members who should have been exempt from the national draft. They instituted internal passports. They dictated rates to the railroads and required blockage runners to devote a certain percent (1/3 IIRC) of cargo space to government cargos free of charge. They instituted income taxes and the draft (which covered men aged 17 to 50). It authorized the execution and enslavement of certain Union POWs. Richmond was under martial law from March 1, 1862 andcivilian firearms were confiscated by the government. Price controls were imposed. It impressed cotton, horses, food, and slaves and when it paid, paid far below market rates. It avoided labor unrest by drafting the workers. It dictated allowed rates of proft for business. By 1863 'the Richmond government employed more civil servants than its counterpart in Washington'.

Exactly, and with just a fractions of the Union's labor pool!

 

[Hapsburg]

Decentralized?

The Davis adminstration drafted state militia members who should have been exempt from the national draft. They instituted internal passports. They dictated rates to the railroads and required blockage runners to devote a certain percent (1/3 IIRC) of cargo space to government cargos free of charge. They instituted income taxes and the draft (which covered men aged 17 to 50). It authorized the execution and enslavement of certain Union POWs. Richmond was under martial law from March 1, 1862 andcivilian firearms were confiscated by the government. Price controls were imposed. It impressed cotton, horses, food, and slaves and when it paid, paid far below market rates. It avoided labor unrest by drafting the workers. It dictated allowed rates of proft for business. By 1863 'the Richmond government employed more civil servants than its counterpart in Washington'.

All done under extreme circumstances, in the middle of an emergency situation- a war for their national survival and independence. Even the most disparate and waffled states in the loosest of confederations will join in unity if their national sovereignty is endangered, and at times give its central body a higher degree of emergency powrs; even the hundreds of states in the HRE fought together as one, on occasion.

 

[Johnrankins]

All done under extreme circumstances, in the middle of an emergency situation- a war for their national survival and independence. Even the most disparate and waffled states in the loosest of confederations will join in unity if their national sovereignty is endangered, and at times give its central body a higher degree of emergency powrs; even the hundreds of states in the HRE fought together as one, on occasion.

All of Lincoln's measures were done in an emergency situation as well. You can't say it is wrong when one does it but not the other.

 

[Johnrankins]

Arguably, anti-Semitism was stronger in the North. IIRC, Grant made a special order to arrest or at least evict any Jew within his army's sight. Whereas neither the Confederacy nor its Army made provisions or orders against Jews. OTOH, on could argue that they couldn't afford to do so in a war for independence.

It was only Grant and Lincoln overruled him.

 

[panzerjay]

i think the south could done better with a leader who could...

a. present a reasonable image to European nations
b. rally the rebel states to cooperate
c. didnt play favorites

that said, the nature of the CSA made it hard to achieve A and B. so, changing captains on a sinking ship is redundant

 

[Johnrankins]

I think you need a president who didn't have Davis's near insatiable lust for power.

 

[Fredrick II Barbarossa]

History seems to suggest the opposite as reletively few slaves killed themselves which would be the case if they thought they were better off dead. Even if you assume slavery is a fate worse then death the Nazis were still worse as the Confederates didn't starve their slaves to death, they were worth far too much money to do that.

what? not starving slaves? No the did starve slaves. The true rations given every weak were pitiful and well below non starvation levels. Slaves had to work from 4:00 A.M-2:00 A.M usually. If they didnt fulfill their quotas of cotton they were whipped brutally. At the slave auctions one of the largest forced migrations of humans occurred and a family could be torn apart completely as a mother's sees her baby forcibly taken away from her. NOt to mention many slave owners loved using the whip and had this domination type attitude. On top of all this th slave woman were raped and used by many slaveowning husbands which in turn lead to the mistress abusing these woman further. Oh and the children form these woman who were raped by the slavowner were sold to slavery as well, ys they sold their own flesh and blood.
en that. They slept on the floor, no blanket or mat full of dirt, grime, and other unpleasant things. On top of all this when it rained or snowed they suffered even more. In fact slave owners invented tools to inflict the maximum amount of pain on slaves as possible without scarring them. .And they were viewed no differently from cattle as evidenced y the lists
Given these situations its tough to actually say whether a concentration camp or a slave plantation was worse. Though I give an edge to concentration camp due to the gas chambers and killings.