Texas Secession

Most states seceded from the united states based on the issues of slavery and state rights. President Abraham aimed to stop slavery and alter some Americans' rights, leading to the Texas secession crisis. However, there were differing arguments on secession among the Texans; although Texas state faced the threat of scraping the slavery institutions and altering various rights by president Abraham, the decision to secession was inappropriate.

Although Texas highly depended on slavery in production, there were various benefits that the state accrued from being a member of the union. The Texas secessionist considered the state of the state's economy and public pressure but as for Houston feared for the country's democracy after joining the confederacy  (Lyman, 2022). Slavery and cotton plantations played a crucial role in enhancing economic growth . However, in other parts of the state, the economy was thriving through the wheat, corn, and livestock trade and not slavery/ cotton; hence, the state could have sought other solutions to enhance economic growth rather than secession (Buenger, n.d). This is because the union members gained benefits such as job security, equality, affordable healthcare, safety, and a high rate of industrialization. In addition, secession would lead to anarchism and erosion of democracy as the Texas economy was being controlled by the enslavers who wanted to retain superiority at the disadvantage of the black Texans (Buenger, n.d). This decision to secession was inappropriate as it could deprive the state of democracy, lead to anarchism and deprive the people of benefits accrued from the United States union, such as rapid industrialization, job security, affordable healthcare, and safety.

Although Texas state faced the threat of scraping the slavery institutions and altering various rights by president Abraham, the decision to secession was inappropriate. Secession from the union could lead to a lack of democracy due to the growth of the slavery institutions and depriving the state of benefits from the union.

References

Buenger, W. L. (n.d.). Secession. TSHA.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/secession

Lyman. (2022, July 29). Texas secession convention of 1861 - texas proud. Texas Proud - Texas History, Culture, People, Events and Interesting Facts. texasproud.com/texas-secession-convention-of-1861/