[PeaRidge]

Actually the invitation was to contrast the commentaries within the context of the speeches, since it is the context that demonstrates the vacillation of Mr. Lincoln.

[Ditto]

Actually the invitation was to contrast the commentaries within the context of the speeches, since it is the context that demonstrates the vacillation of Mr. Lincoln.

I find no vacellation in his speaches. He was on the record that he thought slavery was wrong and it should be contained where it was and not allowed to expand any further. That he was not in favor of 'equal rights' for blacks and whites put him with 99% of Americans north and south.

They were two different issues. Your attempt to link those issues is no different than what the leftists have attempted to do with our history. You will find Black liberation types (i.e. Commies) who spout the exact same distortions about Lincoln as you, and you are both wrong.