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To: WhiskeyPapa
President Lincoln turned to colonization as a means to end the war.

Then why did he advocate it before war was even on the horizon? I believe one of the most prominent mentions of it is in his 1854 Peoria speech.

91 posted on 06/25/2002 11:13:26 PM PDT by GOPcapitalist
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To: GOPcapitalist
President Lincoln turned to colonization as a means to end the war.

Then why did he advocate it before war was even on the horizon? I believe one of the most prominent mentions of it is in his 1854 Peoria speech.

The war was well brewing by 1854.

Walt

96 posted on 06/26/2002 4:38:59 AM PDT by WhiskeyPapa
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