Louis Weichmann

[Pamela]

I am not willing to minimize the inherent stupidity of his report, as do Susan and Laurie. For example, "I don't know who Stanton hated the most, Lincoln or the South, and to make matters worse, the large landholders, who had many slaves, gave a grand party in Washington, and of course many office holders were invited. But Stanton was not, and he vowed to get even with the South. Stanton was very jealous of Lincoln. He tried every way to belittle him in the eyes of the people, as he wanted to run the country himself."

So, Stanton hated the South and fought the South...because he didn't get invited to a party?? That must have been some party! (I bet the large landholders regretted snubbing Stanton) It's so dumb it hurts.

Gene, you can buy the 6 page report for a few bucks from the Surratt House Museum. I need a new printer/scanner. Maybe when I get one, I can scan the report.