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To: TexasKamaAina

“ the declaration laid out the grievances Mississippi’s ruling class held against the federal government under the leadership of President-elect Abraham Lincoln.”

How could the federal government be under his leadership when he wasn’t president yet.


10 posted on 05/01/2024 5:10:19 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan
How could the federal government be under his leadership when he wasn’t president yet.

That's something I've wondered about. I think the South might have fared better if they had waited to see how Lincoln handled the slavery question.

33 posted on 05/01/2024 8:18:05 PM PDT by TexasKamaAina (The time is out of joint. - Hamlet)
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To: ifinnegan
How could the federal government be under his leadership when he wasn’t president yet.

That's something I've wondered about. I think the South might have fared better if they had waited to see how Lincoln handled the slavery question.

34 posted on 05/01/2024 8:19:01 PM PDT by TexasKamaAina (The time is out of joint. - Hamlet)
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