Lincoln "Unfreed " Slaves In Kentucky?

[Neo]

SO you didn't read my post and it looks like you didn't even read the 1st post of the thread which is about Lincoln, Kentucky, Slavery, Mentions the reasons for the Civil War, AND has NOTHING to do with "the reaction of POOR WHITES".

Maybe that's where YOU wanted to take it but don't pretend that's what the Thread's 'ABOUT" and claim others are off topic.

find your reading glasses G.

"Despite a vocal Abolitionist movement in the North, many people and many soldiers, in particular, opposed slavery, but did not favor emancipation...."

Gunny, this indicates that many people did oppose slavery, but they did view the Negro as a 2nd class citizen by opposing emancipation. A distinction with just a tad bit of difference.

As for using slavery as an excuse, that's false. Time and time again, Lincoln attempted to tell the South that he would not seek to end it there, only to halt its spread westward. That is hardly bullying and I fail to see where bullying tactics were ever employed. If anything, slavery was the banner that the rebels carried and the bullying, via threats and action, was on them.

Btw....poor whites in urban cities or farms being in the same boat as the the slaves is a reach as an argument IMHO.

Lets just compare a few things:

Right to own property? Poor White Man (PWM) = Yes - Slave = No

Right to bear arms? PWM = Yes - Slave = No

Right of free movement ? PWM = Yes - Slave = No

Right to lawfully marry? PWM = Yes - Slave = No

In fact, one could go down the Bill of Rights and while they applied to ALL whites, none applied to a slave.

Nothing personal here, but Rev does have a point there, the two situations are not close to being the same.