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South Carolina Argumentative Essay

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1. The first argument of the petitioner is that all free slaves in the state of South Carolina should be sent out and forbidden from returning, because their presents would be influential to slave’s and caused an uprising in order to gain their freedom. The second argument is that there should be a restriction on how many Negros can be hired and those who are hired should be watched closely by their masters. To insure that there will be no assembly amongst blacks. The third argument is they must control how dresses, in order to prevent them from thinking they are superior. The fourth argument is they need to establish a military force, in case there is an uprising. Lastly, they argue that any white that helps a black should be put to death.

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