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Old 09-28-2012, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dropnosky View Post

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"Lincoln, who fervently wanted to end the bloodshed, gave a great deal of thought to peace after his reelection. He realized, however, that serious obstacles stood in the way of any negotiations that would restore the Union and acknowledge black freedom. The main obstacle, he concluded, was Jefferson Davis. "No attempt at negotiation with the insurgent leader could result in any good," Lincoln declared in his annual message to Congress on December 6. Davis "would accept nothing short of severance of the Union—precisely what we will not and cannot give. His declarations to this effect are explicit and oft-repeated. He cannot voluntarily reaccept the Union; we cannot voluntarily yield it." The issue "between him and us ... can only be tried by war, and decided by victory," the president told Congress. "
We'll let his own words tell his story....
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