[muleboy]

rdf, am I to assume from your post that Lincoln publicly spoke of almost nothing but slavery from the time of Clay's eulogy to the election?

If so I can certainly see why the South felt so threatened.

Many thanks. I shall return to FR this evening when my eyeballs are rested.

[rdf]

rdf, am I to assume from your post that Lincoln publicly spoke of almost nothing but slavery from the time of Clay's eulogy to the election?

Sustantially, yes. There is a lot of back and forth in the Lincoln/Douglas Debates about Illinois partisan questions, mostly about truth-telling and various politicians' alliances, and, of course, Lincoln always said he had no intention to force emancipation on the Slave states. The nature and authority of Court decisions came up often, in relation, note well, only to the Dred Scott case.

But, yes, you do understand me correctly.

Until later,

Richard F.