Do we really want to get into the reason for the Union invasion of the  
South?  When Lincoln called for 75,000 men from the militias of  various states 
(including Virginia) to invade the South, there wasn't a  hint of freeing the 
slaves in his proclamation.  In fact, I am pretty sure  he wouldn't be caught 
dead suggesting that was the reason for his action,  because he didn't support 
such an action at the time.
 
By the way, in calling out the militias of the states to put down the  
"insurrection" in the South, Lincoln once again was using powers he did not have  
under the Constitution.  Article 1, Section 8 clearly provides that the  
Congress has the sole power "To provide for calling forth the  Militia to execute the 
Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel  Invasions."  Once again, 
rather than defending the Constitution he was  subverting it for his own aims.
 
And don't give me the argument that the exigencies of the situation  required 
Lincoln to act without getting the approval of the Congress.  When  the 
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called Congress into  session the 
next day and asked them to declare war, as was his Constitutional  duty.  
Lincoln repeatedly didn't bother about the niceties of the  Constitution he swore 
to uphold and defend.
 
 

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