To: TexConfederate1861
You cannot show me any quote from the First Inaugural in which slaves are treated as mere property.
To: republicanwizard
Lincoln said he had no intention of interfering with slavery where it already existed. The Supreme Court decided that blacks were considered property.
I don't agree with that decision, I am simply saying that by the laws of the day, they were considered such.
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