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To: WhiskeyPapa
People can read Lee's letter and make their own conclusions.

That they can and any sane, reasonable person will notice how blatantly you were lying. You claimed to have a letter from Lee that was a ringing endorsement of continuing slavery at all costs and as a good for the confederacy.

I pressured you for that letter, and sure enough it is a call for the confederate government to offer slaves and their families emancipation and compensation in exchange for fighting! In other words, the complete opposite of what you claimed it was.

213 posted on 02/06/2003 11:11:04 AM PST by GOPcapitalist
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To: GOPcapitalist
People can read Lee's letter and make their own conclusions.

That they can and any sane, reasonable person will notice how blatantly you were lying. You claimed to have a letter from Lee that was a ringing endorsement of continuing slavery at all costs and as a good for the confederacy.

Did I say that?

You put up that 1856 letter about how bad Lee supposedly thought slavery was.

I'd say this 1865 letter says it's not so bad after all. In fact, I'd day that Lee's opinion is that the relationship of master and slave should only be broken up if large powerful armies are kicking down the door.

Walt

218 posted on 02/06/2003 11:17:37 AM PST by WhiskeyPapa (To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men)
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