Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Hear Neil Young, Help Stop the War

[MDixon6569]

In a message dated 4/29/06 9:26:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "At a particular point in time, Abraham Lincoln was the most hated man in America.  When he abolished Slavery the population hated him with such intensity that the white people refused to come out and meet him." Please read my response in the context of that remark. I still have to agree more or less with Jason. Lincoln, was sending son's off to be killed by the tens of thousands to supposedly preserve the Union. When he announced the emancipation proclamation, the tide of the war had not yet turned in favor of the North and there were politicians that still hoped for a negotiated settlement and that, the emancipation proclamation, ruined it in many peoples eyes. Lincoln had a very hard time in the press and public opinion until Gettysburg. Between the battle of Gettysburg and the next election Lincoln got some breathing room and was able to get more public support. But the emancipation proclamation only gave him support from a minority of white abolitionists while others thought it only gave the South more resolve to fight on. Of course by the end of the war Lincoln was the hero and even Southerners looked upon him as the person to protect them from Northern politicians seeking revenge. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Maharishi university of management Maharishi mahesh yogi Ramana maharshi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.