[central_va]

The Peace delegation was out in the open. Nothing clandestine there.

[HandyDandy]

While that is true, it is also true that there were "insurgent agents". Why did Lincoln have to sneak into Washington, in disguise, with Pinkerton?

Oh, and by the way, I had sent you post #299. In it I stated, "Have you thought through the problems that might arise with the two nations living side by side?" It was just rhetorical, but did you have any trouble understanding what I meant?