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To: lentulusgracchus
The statehood of Nevada has been discussed on these boards, and you were present for the discussion. Lincoln absolutely did accelerate Nevada's premature statehood, and his reason was the impending 13th Amendment.

What we probably had was you and your buddies claiming conspiracy and being absolutely flabergasted when the rest of us didn't buy on to your paranoid fantasies. But that's just a guess on my part based on my experience dealing with you, because I honestly don't remember the discussion you're referring to.

Nevada's first state constitutional convention was authorized by the territorial legislature in 1862, long before any enabling act was passed by Congress. That shoots your asinine claim that statehood was 'thrust' on Nevada to begin with. The legislature was fully onboard. Then there were two enabling acts for Nevada. The first, passed in the Senate in March of 1863 and died in the House. The second passed in February 1864. Finally, the people of Nevada had to approve their constitution, which they did by a vote of 19-2 in a state convention convened in July 1864 for that purpose.

Another fact that you ignore, or didn't know in the first place, was that the Nevada enabling act was grouped with enabling acts for Nebraska and Colorado. Now if your paranoid ramblings are right and all Lincoln was concerned with was ratifying the 13th Amendment then why not admit Nebraska and Colorado as well? Three states to ratify are better than one, isn't it? But Nebraska wasn't admitted until 1867 and Colorado had to wait for years after that. What's your explanation for that?

Now go and infibulate yourself.

You have no idea what that word means, do you?

55 posted on 11/30/2007 11:33:22 AM PST by Non-Sequitur (Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
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To: Non-Sequitur; 4CJ; lentulusgracchus
What we probably had was you and your buddies claiming conspiracy and being absolutely flabergasted when the rest of us didn't buy on to your paranoid fantasies.

I posted a link to you once about Lincoln bribing three congressmen to vote for Nevada statehood. Charles Dana had done that at Lincoln's behest, and the link I provided was to a 4CJ post giving Dana's recounting of the affair. Here's the link: Link

Tsk. I see you're still having selective memory problems.

60 posted on 12/01/2007 9:22:17 AM PST by rustbucket
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