[Kansas58]

Lincoln still had the ability to push the loyal states for a Constitutional Amendment, he did not.
Lincoln, by the way, suspended habeus corpus and did a number of things that would not be considered “Constitutional” today. He even arrested a Democrat politician for seditious speech!
Also, Lincoln had the authority to simply DRAFT all of the adult slaves, in the Loyal states, into the Northern Army. He did not do so.
Lincoln played politics.
I support what Lincoln did.
At the time, you would have been one of the abolitionists calling Lincoln a “copperhead” or a traitor, for not doing it the way you wanted it done!

[wagglebee]

Lincoln still had the ability to push the loyal states for a Constitutional Amendment, he did not.

I guess the 13th Amendment DOESN'T COUNT in your mind?