The slave system “is declared sinful and hateful in the eyes of God and man” (Slavery as a positive good). I'm here to tell you today why this is such a false statement. I cannot sit here silently while the people of this nation destroy the Union in which we live. I will not let abolitionists win this fight, because if they do, our nation will fall apart. “Abolition and Union cannot coexist. As a friend of the Union I proclaim it openly – and the sooner it is known the better” (Slavery as a Positive Good). Union and Abolition cannot coexist, it's simple, one will fail if the other exists. In 1838, in my Pro-Slavery Resolutions, I shared that we, the States, entered the Union under the Federal Constitution. We did this because of its vision of greater security and its natural, political and social advantages (Resolutions Supporting Slavery). We were free, independent, and sovereign States before, and as we have given the Union its power under the Constitution, the States should retain the power to choose slavery or not. Furthermore, since slavery existed before and during the formation of the Constitution, and we give the Union its power, it is the Union's duty to uphold the slave system. If they abolish slavery they favor the North, if they impose slavery on everyone they go against the choice of many Northerners not to own slaves. The Constitution affirms equality of rights among peoples and if they take away or impose anything on both Southerners and Northerners, it destroys that equality and therefore destroys the Union itself (Pro-Slavery Resolutions). Slavery is also beneficial to everyone involved. , it is important to our society, and it is the reason... at the heart of the paper... according to them, that to destroy it would be to destroy us as a people." If we abolished slavery, we would destabilize the economy, society and government of our nation. It would also pose a threat to law enforcement. However, abolitionists do not care about our society. So, as I have stated many times, slavery is a positive good and not a necessary evil, as many say it is . All the benefits that slave institutions have brought to our country should be sufficient proof of this. Furthermore, there has not yet existed a rich and civilized society that did not live off the work of others. The slave system is vital to our society, economy and government and should remain intact, as well as remain a choice among the people. We must therefore unite and face the abolitionists and the anti-slavery movement head on, and we must do everything we can to protect the Union and our country...