Posted on 01/11/2019 5:16:40 AM PST by TexasGunLover
[rockkr]: No reasonable reading of the address, the surrounding correspondence, or reporting from the time would come to the conclusion that Lincoln “supported”, advocated”, or “pushed” the amendment. His stated position was neutral.
Here is some history detective work that strongly suggests Lincoln's apparent involvement in the Corwin Amendment: Link to some of Phil Magness's work
Apart from Magness's work related to the Corwin amendment on the link above, there is clear evidence that Lincoln felt the Constitution demanded a fugitive slave law, and while a congressman in the 1840s he himself had written his own fugitive slave law into his proposed bill (which did not pass) to free slaves in Washington DC. His proposed bill would have allowed slave owners to recover their fugitive slaves who escaped into DC.
Feet of clay, that Lincoln guy.
You really need to read the Confederate Constitution. Trying to continue this discussion when you obviously haven't really isn't going to lead anywhere.
If he wasn't supporting it, he would have said nothing about it.
Also, he signed all those letters notifying the governors that the Corwin amendment had passed both houses of congress.
Again, it's a signal to support the amendment. The president has no official role in the constitutional amendment process. He took on this role to assist in the passage of the amendment.
Would you send a letter notifying a governor that an amendment to strengthen slavery has passed the congress?
Would you do that? I would absolutely refuse. They can find out whatever way, but it wouldn't be through me.
You really need to read the Confederate Constitution. Trying to continue this discussion when you obviously haven’t really isn’t going to lead anywhere.
I’ve read it and your interpretation differs considerably from others I have read.
just like all those dog whistles that Trump sends out to let all know he supports the Russians and hates blacks.
Got it.
He was a master at dirty politics, and most especially bribery and intimidation. Even his law cases show a tendency to play games with the law, in the manner of all the other sleazy lawyers.
Then why did Buchanan sign it.
Yep. It was his fellow lawyers who gave him the nickname “honest Abe”. They meant that in the same sense that you’d call a tall guy “shorty” or a fat guy “slim”.
what is so offensive about celebrating the death of MLK??
The holiday would have to be in April to do that.
Source for that?
So you're depending on the opinions of other people who have actually read it?
So you’re depending on the opinions of other people who have actually read it?
No need as I can rely on my own opinion for that.
Source for that?
Look for yourself. Try doing some reading - and not just from his hagiographers.
Oh and I’ll spare you the “need” to try to go back and forth with this 10 times. I’m not playing this little game with you.
Somehow I knew that would be your response.
Of course you can.
Somehow I knew that would be your response.
Just as I knew you’d try the standard trolling 101 technique.
Of course you can.
Good. Glad we’ve settled that.
Decent people would have had nothing to do with it.
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