Re: The Taney arrest warrant.
Marshal Laman commented on it, and he was the one to whom Lincoln gave the warrant to affect the arrest. But, you routinely and steadfastly reject as out-of-hand any facts that make your messiah not look so good. I feel sorry for you and the sad life you must live.
Who's Laman?
...and he was the one to whom Lincoln gave the warrant to affect the arrest. But, you routinely and steadfastly reject as out-of-hand any facts that make your messiah not look so good.
I don't reject any facts. I routinely and steadfastly reject Southron myth, which this falls into. The only evidence supporting your claim is a paragraph in Ward Lamon's biography. The problem with that is that Lamon's biography was ghost written by Chauncey Black so there is no way of knowing who related the story. Lamon is not a credible witness in matters where he was involved - his account of his actions relating to Sumter have been described by contemporary historians as to be so wildly exaggerated as to be worthless. There is nothing else that substantiates the story - no paper trail, none of the other people who were supposed to have been involved have left any accounts, none of Taney's biographies have ever included it, and there are no other reported instances where Lamon was given an order and flat refused to do it. The whole matter is a fraud. As anyone who has investigated it would know.
I feel sorry for you and the sad life you must live.
Don't be. I'm a happy guy. Poking holes in Southron fairy tales is a hobby that gives me a great deal of amusement.