To suggest that one in bondage may not be loyal is an absurdity. History is full of the loyal and faithful servants. They are celebrated in the Bible; celebrated in the classical world; celebrated throughout European history.
Not all of the brave lads who stood with Henry V at Agincourt, were freemen; many of the seamen who did what England "expected" for Nelson at Trafalgar, had never intended to join the British Navy--nor had their being seized by press gangs, been according to some equitable formula, like the modern draft.
Your Thad Stevens endorsement made your point. You have a fanatic need to fight an historic battle against the Old South. But that doesn't make your hatred rational.
William Flax