Lincoln was especially opposed to these, apparently.
That, however, was what the Constitution had actually meant. Taney had been correct in Dred Scott, and even a liberal like Bobbitt grudgingly acknowledged that. Thank god for small favors from Bobbitt.
Lincoln's was, quite frankly, already by the 1850s, a blatant, and quite common, Whig Interpretation of American History.
Lincoln's was, quite frankly, already by the 1850s, a blatant, and quite common, Whig Interpretation of American History.
You can kid yourself until you are purple, or black. It doesn't much matter which.
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