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To: Ditto
His only campaign promise was to block and further expansion of slavery into the territories.

The reason Lincoln and the Republican opposed the expansion of slavery in the territories was to keep them "lily white" for the euro american pioneers.

77 posted on 10/19/2012 8:30:51 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va
"The reason Lincoln and the Republican opposed the expansion of slavery in the territories was to keep them "lily white" for the euro american pioneers."

So that means your sainted slave driving grandpap was just trying to spread 'diversity' from sea to shining sea? ;~))

78 posted on 10/19/2012 8:37:57 AM PDT by Ditto (Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
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