Why would you drive Maryland into the arms of the Confederacy in order to free a couple thousand slaves when you can win the war and do it then?
Which is exactly what happened.
Shooter 2.5, you're still parroting the leftist view of slavery as cause and effect. Your also viewing half of your nation as the enemy.... including your home state. Think about Chuck Schumer of New York dictating Texas law on guns .... and you'll get my drift.