I think that's besides the point. Slavery would have died out on it's own. Lincoln started the war under the guise of keeping the Union intact, it was not until the war was already started he interjected the slavery issue.
I think that's besides the point. Slavery would have died out on it's own. Lincoln started the war under the guise of keeping the Union intact, it was not until the war was already started he interjected the slavery issue.
To the contrary, you can examine collections of his complete written works, speeches, letters, and more online (and in a Gutenberg edition) where the subject of slavery is brought up many many many times before his election.
It was THE dominant controversy of the age.
To the contrary, you can examine collections of his complete written works, speeches, letters, and more online (and in a Gutenberg edition) where the subject of slavery is brought up many many many times before his election.
It was THE dominant controversy of the age.
He felt that the proposition that all men are created equal was the more important principle (vs states rights)
How do you feel about this?
Do the rights of states trump the rights of invididuals?