For thoughtful reflection on the saint of the Republican party.
So, was Lincoln wrong in those comments? Were black men and women considered equal anywhere in the country? Forget the south for a moment, we know that blacks were considered useless and fit for nothing but slavery by the southern leaders and the southern people. Were they considered equal up North? Were they going to be afforded the same opportunities as whites up North? They may no longer be slaves, but were they going to be free to do what they wished and say what they wished and and live where they wished anywhere in the country, North or south? So what was Lincoln being but brutally honest with the delegation, and telling them what they probably already knew? And then he finished with a strong suggestion at colonization, a program he believed in along with men like Robert Lee and John Breckenridge. So what, exactly, are you trying to show in your post?