Did you know lincoln suspended the Constitution? And that the emancipation procalamation didn’t free any slaves? Lincoln didn’t even have authority to free the slaves in the union, because the Constitution never granted him the authority.
Why didn’t Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland or Delaware free their slaves before the end of the war?
Not true.
And that the emancipation procalamation didn't free any slaves?
Not true.
Lincoln didn't even have authority to free the slaves in the union, because the Constitution never granted him the authority.
Not technically true.
Why didn't Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland or Delaware free their slaves before the end of the war?
I suspect that they knew that it was going to take an amendment to the constitution in order to resolve the issue and that they would ride the fence until they saw how things panned out.