[Paige]

Lincoln did not even know what to tell the people the war was about until 1862. Any good historian has many different overall views on the reasons behind secession and the War of Northern Aggression.

NO one is saying the South was right in this but the point being made in this discussion is the North has their skeletons rattling around in their closets, also.

[Non-Sequitur]

Lincoln did not even know what to tell the people the war was about until 1862. Any good historian has many different overall views on the reasons behind secession and the War of Northern Aggression.

Absent a good historian, I'll have to ask you what you think Lincoln's goals were. And please provide quotes supporting your claim.

Here's a hint. Lincoln laid out his policy in his inaugural address, much earlier than 1862. He never wavered from that policy, never changed the reasons for combatting the southern rebellion. Happy hunting.

NO one is saying the South was right in this but the point being made in this discussion is the North has their skeletons rattling around in their closets, also.

I don't deny that at all. But there are enough out there without the southron myth machine cooking up more.