In order for the south to remain strong and compete against other states, cotton had to keep flourishing, and for that to happen slavery was a necessity. Slave labor was required at all times, because it was such a useful crop. Also the South's climate was especially suited to the cultivation of cotton. It also didn't require expensive irrigation canals or costly machinery and so could be made profitable no matter on what scale it was being grown. Although one did not need slaves in order to cultivate cotton, large scale growing did require slaves to manage a farm. As a senator from South Carolina once said, "No! You dare not make war upon cotton; no power on earth dares to make war upon it. Cotton is King.
             James H. Hammond was born in the year 1807 and he served as Gov. of SC and as U.S. Senate. Hammond was an early believer in secession, but during the turmoil he began to doubt the wisdom of secession, thinking the South could attain its desired ends within the Union. In his speech called "Cotton is King", Hammond targets the whites who dread the thought of a general emancipation of slaves, as that would encourage the blacks to entertain ideas of social equality with whites. Hammond also targets the white farm owners, and encourages them to keep the strict hold of the slaves, as abolishing slavery could lead to a downfall in the south. In addition, Hammond argues for the rightness of southern slavery, due to the creation of abundance cotton and its success in trades across Europe. He believed that the old south possessed strong bonds of unity that derived from slavery, and that slavery gave southern society a distinctive cast. Also the, white southerner's benefited form the three-fifths clause of the Constitution, and in order for that to keep on happening slavery was required.
             The southern state societies economy went through a major boom in the 1850's due the production of three-fourths
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