LINCOLN'S WHIG INTERPRETATION OF FOUNDERS: LINCOLN'S BIZARRE VIEWS, CONTINUED RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT

 Lincoln argued that the Union is much older than the Constitution. His First Inaugural Address. Randall, Intro, fn 20.

He also argued that the Union was older than the States. Letter to A. H. Stephens, in Tracy, Uncollected Letter of Lincoln, p. 124-128. Randall, Intro., fn. 20.

Monday, May 16, 2022

LINCOLN'S BIZARRE VIEW OF SOVEREIGNTY AND SECESSION