The_Patriot
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You're blaming the civil war on Lincoln? Are you serious?
South Carolina seceded on December 20, 1860, Major Anderson invaded South Carolina on December 26, 1860 when he moved his troops from Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island to Ft. Sumter in the center of Charleston Harbor. Lincoln sent the Star of the West in January of 1861 to resupply Ft. Sumter and invaded South Carolina's waters. On April 12, a fleet of US Navy ships again invaded South Carolina's waters and attempted to enter the harbor. Lincoln refused to meet with southern diplomats for a peaceful resolution in the months leading up to the defense of Charleston Harbor by the South Carolina State Guard. Lincoln stated in his first inaugural address that if he couldn't collect the taxes, under the Morrell Tariff, from southern ports he would invade and go to war.
In doing this there needs to be no bloodshed or violence, and there shall be none unless it be forced upon the national authority. The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.
Yeah he hated non-whites so much he freed the slaves.
What slaves did he free since the Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in areas not under Union control? Proper credit for freeing the slaves goes to Andrew Johnson the seventeenth President of the United States since the 14th Amendment was ratified during his term.
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the Parishes of St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the City of New Orleans) Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth[)], and which excepted parts, are for the present, left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued.
If you notice in the above list that there are exceptions to the proclamation. Those areas, at the time of the proclamation, were under Union control. He freed not a single slave in areas where he could. Seward and others commented that the proclamation was a symbolic act since Lincoln lacked the authority to issue such a thing under the Constitution. Lincoln only issued the proclamation to keep England, France, and other European countries from recognizing the Confederacy.
Much in revisionist history to suit your prejudices?
What revisionism is it when the facts bear out what I said is true? Revisionism of Lincoln and his war began after he was assassinated. He was hated by everyone when he was alive.
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