Douglas and Lincoln: slavery?

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If I recall correctly, Lincoln was in favor of abolition, while Douglas was in favor of leaving it up to the states.

Lincoln was not (publicly) in favor of abolition. He was in favor of banning it in DC and the territories, though. Douglas was in favor of allowing the residents of a territory to ban it, which amounted, in practice, to the same thing. As everybody knew.

More important was that Lincoln's Republican supporters were adamantly anti-slavery while the Northern Democrats (though not necessarily Douglas specifically) were only half-heartedly anti-slavery.

Actually the abolition movement was a very small margin compared to all the moderate Republicans and Democrats up north. Its' been estimated that no more then 10% of the Republican party was actually and truly abolishionists and even those that supported abolishion many supported 'deporting' slaves back to Africa in the experiment called Liberia.

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Correct again Preston, read up verily.

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You've got to be kidding.

Hey I'm special Ed sometimes I don't understand things.  I have a learning disability.  sorry.

Ah, may I recommend a new avatar then :

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States, stick to what you do best... Complaining about Abraham Lincoln, whose been dead for 142 years...

Stick with your wannabee stand up career.

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States, stick to what you do best... Complaining about Abraham Lincoln, whose been dead for 142 years...

Stick with your wannabee stand up career.

I don't do standup comedy much anymore... I go where the money is redneck.

Damn right I'm a redneck.

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States, stick to what you do best... Complaining about Abraham Lincoln, whose been dead for 142 years...

Stick with your wannabee stand up career.

I don't do standup comedy much anymore... I go where the money is redneck.

Damn right I'm a redneck.

Good on ya. Still... Better a wannabe whose headlined than a never will be.

I never wanted to be a comedian..soo...really you have no point indeed.

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It's not my fault you had no ambition with your life.

I'll leave the laughs for someone else. I have no wish to be a comedian or superstar.