Of course, nobody will ask the obvious question: Walt, what in the Sam Hell was the Union doing with a debt in the first place?
Did Lincoln send a delegate to the CSA to negotiate the debt? Did he meet with CSA delegates to dicsuss proper handling of federal lands within the borders of the CSA?
No, he raised an army and invaded.
Post all the lofty rhetoric about preserving the union that you'd like, even Lincoln knew it to be impossible. Coersion of the states was no less destructive to the idea of Union than was secession. Only the cohesion provided of a common enemy would heal the division set on by either coersion or secession, and thanks to Lincoln we had both.
VMI, as for Baghdad Bob/Whiskeypapa hijacking another thread, apologies.
Of course, nobody will ask the obvious question: Walt, what in the Sam Hell was the Union doing with a debt in the first place?
Part of the national debt was taken on in retiring the debt of Texas. Another part was incurred in ridding Florida of the Indians.
Pretty good bargain for those two states just to walk on that, huh?
Walt
No, he didn't, and no it wasn't.
"even Lincon knew..."
What a nonsensical comment to make.
Walt