to cripple their economy and fighting force. At this point, the south was a different country which Lincoln had no power over, so the emancipation proclemation was about as relevant as Bush signing a law reguarding slavery in Australia. I don't seem to understand what this John character is speaking of, whites worked in the north in the highly prosperous industrial economy, not the plantation based slavery farms of the southern economy.
He didn't want to free the slaves in the beggining of his term, he even said he didn't want to free the slaves, he merely wanted to rejoin the Union and keep it from seperating. The war wasn't over slavery, it was over monetary ideas, the North wanted a central bank, the south didn't, the north wanted a strong centralized government, the south prefered states rights. It was only half way through, when it looked as though the north might lose the war, that Lincoln decided to "free the slaves"
to cripple their economy and fighting force. At this point, the south was a different country which Lincoln had no power over, so the emancipation proclemation was about as relevant as Bush signing a law reguarding slavery in Australia. I don't seem to understand what this John character is speaking of, whites worked in the north in the highly prosperous industrial economy, not the plantation based slavery farms of the southern economy.
alexwltr 4 years ago
He didn't want to free the slaves in the beggining of his term, he even said he didn't want to free the slaves, he merely wanted to rejoin the Union and keep it from seperating. The war wasn't over slavery, it was over monetary ideas, the North wanted a central bank, the south didn't, the north wanted a strong centralized government, the south prefered states rights. It was only half way through, when it looked as though the north might lose the war, that Lincoln decided to "free the slaves"
alexwltr 4 years ago
This guy proves that even anyone can run for Congress, despite one's knowledge or lack thereof of American history, politics, etc.
aerognr87 5 years ago