Lincoln actively lobbied behind the scenes for the amendment. But he didn’t “push it through”. It was Seward and others that authored it and drove the votes.
Lincoln was a careful politician.
You’re shocked that a politician was less than truthful?
I stated that he supported it and that the South buried themselves in a war they could never win instead of accepting victory at the hand of President Lincoln.
Lincoln actively lobbied behind the scenes for the amendment. But he didn’t “push it through”. It was Seward and others that authored it and drove the votes.
Lincoln was a careful politician.
You’re shocked that a politician was less than truthful?
I stated that he supported it and that the South buried themselves in a war they could never win instead of accepting victory at the hand of President Lincoln.
C’mon. He was effectively the leader of the party after his election. He didn’t just hear about it shortly before his inaugural address. He pulled the strings.