[DiogenesLamp]

Could you please provide a link to evidence that “both sides agreed slavery was not the issue as slavery was held by both sides at the beginning”? Thanks.

Now don't you start into this discussion with your deceitful argument. You know very well where is the evidence that the issue of slavery was not the sticking point in the war. What was the sticking point was Independence.

Lincoln made it clear that slavery would be tolerated, but what would NOT be tolerated was a government independent of Washington D.C.

Stop trying to deceive people.

[rockrr]

I prefer to leave the deceit to you.