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To: fortheDeclaration
What Lincoln advocated was to protect slavery where it already existed to avoid a war.

There only being a handful of blacks in the territories for almost 30 years, the insistence by Lincoln keep the territories lily-white was due to Lincoln's white supremacist motivativation - to prevent whites from competing with blacks for jobs.

Secondly, Lincoln's position was opposite that of SCOTUS, who held that ALL territories weld held for common use of all the states.

That was not enough for the South, which wanted to the right to expand slavery

What part of a handful of blacks being in the territories for in 30 years do you not understand? Expansion was not the issue.

What Lincoln was suggesting was already legal and was only stating that he would uphold the Constitution,which meant that slavery where it existed would not be assaulted.

His opinion was contrary to that of the United States Supreme Court which held otherwise 7-2.

He would not allow it to expand and that was the platform of the Republican Party, to stop the expansion of slavery, not end it.

So who died and made him god? The Constitution would have to be amended to prohibit expansion.

The lies of the Southern apologists never cease.

No lies at all - historical fact easily proven.

139 posted on 04/26/2005 5:42:58 AM PDT by 4CJ (Good-bye Henry LeeII. Rest well my FRiend. || Quoting Lincoln OR JimRob is a bannable offense.)
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To: 4ConservativeJustices
What Lincoln advocated was to protect slavery where it already existed to avoid a war. There only being a handful of blacks in the territories for almost 30 years, the insistence by Lincoln keep the territories lily-white was due to Lincoln's white supremacist motivativation - to prevent whites from competing with blacks for jobs.

What Lincoln wanted to keep out was slave labour, which free labour could not compete against.

Secondly, Lincoln's position was opposite that of SCOTUS, who held that ALL territories weld held for common use of all the states.

Lincoln's view was that of the original Founders.

Taney gave a prejudiced view.

But we know that judges never make mistakes now don't we?

That was not enough for the South, which wanted to the right to expand slavery What part of a handful of blacks being in the territories for in 30 years do you not understand? Expansion was not the issue.

Because there was no blacks in the terrorities had nothing to do with slaves being brought into to the area.

What Lincoln was suggesting was already legal and was only stating that he would uphold the Constitution,which meant that slavery where it existed would not be assaulted. His opinion was contrary to that of the United States Supreme Court which held otherwise 7-2.

What Supreme Court decision would that be?

The Dred Scott lie!?

He would not allow it to expand and that was the platform of the Republican Party, to stop the expansion of slavery, not end it. So who died and made him god? The Constitution would have to be amended to prohibit expansion.

The people elected him President as they elected Republicans to Congress.

That is how the system works, you run for office on a platform and if elected, you attempt to enact that platform.

The Confederates did not want to see their precious slavery limited.

The lies of the Southern apologists never cease. No lies at all - historical fact easily proven.

Not historical facts, but historical half-truths and distortions.

145 posted on 04/26/2005 6:06:18 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Gal. 4:16)
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