Posted on 11/16/2012 7:27:33 AM PST by BobNative
Presidents from Illinois seem to suck.
Including Reagan?
Lincoln worship annoys me to no end!
the man was a monster who deserved far worse than he got.
Just about every word except “and” and “the” in this so-called “review” is false, bad history, bad interpretation of historical facts, and otherwise bogus.
I'm sorry, but anyone that cannot recognize that slavery was the only reason for the civil war is simply deluding themselves.
Yes, yes, state's rights, industrial tarriffs, property rights, the 10th amandment, etc etc; but every single arguement resolved down to slavery and the economics built upon it.
It was only the war that ended the evil of slavery and it was Linclon that made certain that slavery was ended.
Thank God for Abraham Lincoln.
Regarding “causes of the war”, there was plenty of hypocrisy on both sides. Slavery was certainly a major factor as stated in a number of the sothern states own declarations.
Moreover, there was political support in the south to forcibly annex places like Cuba in odrer to get more pro-slavery senators. Forcible annexation and allowance of secession seem to be mutually exclusive to me.
That said, I believe that the individual states retained enough sovereignty to secede, regardless of the consistency or value of their underlying reasons. This should have been addressed in the original Constitution.
True. I’d still trade Bammy for him in a hearbeat.
Disingenuous.
South Carolinas proclamation of secession clearly stated the reason to be the constitutional right to slavery. Article IV. And specifically the Northern states disinclination to enforce it.
The South ultimately fought because of slavery, and that alone.
Anything else is spinning afterwards.
Why the North fought is another matter.
Disingenuous.
South Carolinas proclamation of secession clearly stated the reason to be the constitutional right to slavery. Article IV. And specifically the Northern states disinclination to enforce it.
The South ultimately fought because of slavery, and that alone.
Anything else is spinning afterwards.
Why the North fought is another matter.
I’m torn by what I believe was good in Lincoln, and my admiration for the Southern spirit of independence.
Didn’t South Carolina explicitly state they were seceding from the union because of slavery?
Republicans keep bragging about being the party of Lincoln. Well Lincoln was the LIBERAL of his time, the Democrats were the Conservatives. Why do you think the south held on to the Democrats until the 70’s? The democrats finally got SO liberal the old blue dogs couldn’t take it any more.
If you are torn between the principles of a Federal Gov’t and States’ rights you are a true American. That’s what the US is all about!
So Lincoln never represented Robert Matson?
Having said that I think true history points to Lincoln as being the greatest president in our history...
You realize the exact same argument would have been made for King George had England won the revolution right?.
I don’t deny that slavery was the main reason behind secession but to claim men can be forced into a “Union” under threat of death or imprisonment? That’s an argument of oppression. Why not support extortion while you’re at it?
You are then, in fact, pro-slavery.
Feel free to dress that up w/ whatever justifications make you feel better.
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