The Civil War was Mr. Lincoln's War, and everybody knew it then.....and they know it now. Your hiding behind Lincoln's own canard that "they started it" does you no credit.
Or do I need to quote Lincoln's own secretary to you?
It was always his game, his war, and his Empire.
If Booth hadn't shot him, it would be even money whether Congress ever got its power back. Lincoln might today be remembered as the American Caesar, who pretended to fight for freedom but extinguished the Republic instead.
And your clinging to the "It was all Lincoln's fault" defense is to be expected. You didn't really start it. You didn't really lose. Denial is the southron defense.
If Booth hadn't shot him, it would be even money whether Congress ever got its power back. Lincoln might today be remembered as the American Caesar, who pretended to fight for freedom but extinguished the Republic instead.
Lord, it is getting deep in here.