Anne President Lincoln supported the 3/5th compromise....he has very little morality behind his actions that impacted slavery. For that he should not be upheld as the Great Emancipator In a message dated 2/25/2003 6:31:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Slavery is not just an issue of power and economics, it is also an issue of > morality. The morality along with the human and civil rights issues of > slavery fulfill the meanings of the rights promised in our Declaration of > Independence from England. > > The issue started when the southern states bullied the rest of the states > into a 3/5 compromise on the humanity of those held in bondage. The rest > was downhill from there. > > Anne To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html