you may be right, but, he did not free the ones he had
the power to free. 

--- Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> i've heard that mary lincoln was urging her husband
> to free the slaves.
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:59:04 PM
> Subject: Re: I'm wondering about the dividing
> line...
> 
> aside from the percentages there are other things
> that
> are undeniable that would indicate that freeing the
> slaves did not take great precedence with mr.
> lincoln.
> 
> 
> --- Deri James <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > On Wednesday 09 April 2008 05:38:16 ken barber
> > wrote:
> > > states rights started to end with the "civil
> war."
> > > that is really what the war was about. the
> concept
> > > that the feds were a servant to the states and
> if
> > the
> > > servant did not serve the states the states
> could
> > fire
> > > the feds by come out of the union.
> > > slavery? not the real issue. only 4 % of people
> > > (including U.S. GRANT) were wealthy enough to
> own
> > > slaves. it is inconcievable that 96 % would
> fight
> > for
> > > something that would not benefit them. just goes
> > > against human nature. does not compute. but the
> > winner
> > > gets to write history.
> > >   the states have very little rights now.
> > 
> > The 4% figure you quote is based on the whole of
> > "The South" if you "... 
> > consider the seven states of the lower South in
> the
> > precise order of their 
> > secession from the Union: South Carolina with 48.7
> > percent of the white 
> > families owning slaves; Mississippi with 48
> percent;
> > Florida with 36 percent; 
> > Alabama with 35.1 percent; Georgia with 38
> percent;
> > Louisiana with 32.2 
> > percent; and Texas with 28.5 percent."
> > 
> > Very interesting article titled " Historians and
> the
> > extent of slave ownership 
> > in the Southern United States. By Otto H. Olsen"
> > describing how this over 
> > emphasis on the "narrowness" of slave ownership
> came
> > about. (I know you like 
> > proper history articles Ken).
> > 
> >
>
<http://www.southernhistory.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=9406&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0>
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > Deri
> > 
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