Lincoln felt his duty as President was to the Law (would that all our Presidents felt that way) and the law at that time permitted slavery in the South. Originally Posted by texassapper
since France had outlawed slavery, she could have stayed there Originally Posted by texassapperbut see what you're doing? you are allowing people an "out" if they follow the law.. and saying Jefferson and Washington were magnanimous for opposing slavery.. they didn't oppose slavery, if they did, they would not have owned so many slaves. History is replete with Heroes whose sins are forgiven, these Virginians are simply two in a long line.
speaking of Jefferson, how about this dandy: he was in France, corresponding by letter with a friend, who was living among Native Americans.. the friend wrote Jefferson that the men "don't seem to have much ardor for their women".. he surmised that lack of ardor was synonymous with little body hair. Jefferson wrote back that his friend's postulation could not be true, because "the Negro has less body hair than whites, but he has MORE (capitalization Jefferson's) ardor for his women"