Honesty?He invaded the southern states in an unjustified war, resulting in the deaths of over 600,000 Americans, claiming that he was fighting to end slavery, while he himself was as big a racist as his opponents!
But President Lincoln had made a sworn oath to protect the Constitution of the United States. Unlike some recent immediate past presidents who just simply ignored the constitution. Find a copy of the two volume, “Twenty Years of Congress”, by James G. Blaine. Published in the late 1800s, it will shed some new light on the Civil Rebellion of 1860. Blaine was a moderate literate Republican (!), who was Speaker of the House, senator and held other political offices. Well educated, he taught science, ancient languages and literature before he entered politics.The Republican party is like the old gray mare, she ain’t what she used to be.
He did not claim to end slavery, he issued a directive to do so(kind of like to last couple of POTUS). He also said he he had to free some, all, or none, he would do what he had to to maintain control over the South. He also wanted to ship them to South America or Africa, he did NOT want them here(even when they had more generations on our soil than most white Americans did)
Have to admire anyone who would imprison half of the Maryland legislature. Give him credit for freeing the slaves in territories not controlled by the North (but not freeing those living under Northern jurisdiction, e.g., Norfolk, VA or the entire state of Tennessee.)
Thousands of years from now, when we all have slanted eyes, dark hair, and great tans, humans will still find something to argue about. Perhaps ground-pounders will be envious of spacers, or vice-versa.Deep down in the genes, we all have the same African all-mother.
GROG Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Honest Abe.
davidf42 almost 9 years ago
Honesty?He invaded the southern states in an unjustified war, resulting in the deaths of over 600,000 Americans, claiming that he was fighting to end slavery, while he himself was as big a racist as his opponents!
gjsjr41 almost 9 years ago
Never before, never again.
i_am_the_jam almost 9 years ago
That’s just about right…
markjoseph125 almost 9 years ago
“It was all so unimaginably differentAnd all so long ago.”
Old Texan75 almost 9 years ago
But President Lincoln had made a sworn oath to protect the Constitution of the United States. Unlike some recent immediate past presidents who just simply ignored the constitution. Find a copy of the two volume, “Twenty Years of Congress”, by James G. Blaine. Published in the late 1800s, it will shed some new light on the Civil Rebellion of 1860. Blaine was a moderate literate Republican (!), who was Speaker of the House, senator and held other political offices. Well educated, he taught science, ancient languages and literature before he entered politics.The Republican party is like the old gray mare, she ain’t what she used to be.
whiteaj almost 9 years ago
Yes, this is middle school, all right. 1+1=two. Still at that level.
neverenoughgold almost 9 years ago
A close friend and fellow classmate wrote a book on Minnesota’s involvement in the Civil War…
route66paul almost 9 years ago
He did not claim to end slavery, he issued a directive to do so(kind of like to last couple of POTUS). He also said he he had to free some, all, or none, he would do what he had to to maintain control over the South. He also wanted to ship them to South America or Africa, he did NOT want them here(even when they had more generations on our soil than most white Americans did)
jbmlaw01 almost 9 years ago
Have to admire anyone who would imprison half of the Maryland legislature. Give him credit for freeing the slaves in territories not controlled by the North (but not freeing those living under Northern jurisdiction, e.g., Norfolk, VA or the entire state of Tennessee.)
boldyuma almost 9 years ago
“A union divided cannot stand”(and the north won’t get your cotton money, and, your tobacco money…etc..etc..)
mourdac Premium Member almost 9 years ago
President Lincoln didn’t see the 2 races existing peacefully in the U.S. He was in favor or sending Blacks back to Africa as a long-term solution.
Thomas & Tifffany Connolly almost 9 years ago
Circular definition compete. See also: redundancy!
Thomas & Tifffany Connolly almost 9 years ago
See also: oxymoron.
grainpaw almost 9 years ago
Thousands of years from now, when we all have slanted eyes, dark hair, and great tans, humans will still find something to argue about. Perhaps ground-pounders will be envious of spacers, or vice-versa.Deep down in the genes, we all have the same African all-mother.
Bandusia15 almost 9 years ago
Sigh….yet another ignorant American who has never heard of Bernie Sanders…..