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
But not a sure thing, and definately not something that most of the people expected. It is absurd for you to characterize Lincoln's pro- colonization stance as something to end the war when he advocated that stance in 1854 several years before war was a reasonable and sure expectation, much less an actual reality. As late as July 1861, most, including Lincoln's commanders and likely Lincoln himself, anticipated the drive to Richmond would take a few weeks or maybe a month at most. Manassas changed that.
Admit it Walt. You shot your mouth off with an assertion you could not back. You got caught again.