Fred Borch's Opinion of Lincoln

[David Lockmiller]

(09-30-2024 12:14 PM)Rob Wick Wrote:  Given how little self-awareness you have David, I can't say whether or not you know the person being quoted or not.

Best
Rob

"So what if someone wants to introduce a viewpoint that the Dakota 38 was a massacre and not an example of Lincoln's beneficence?" (Rob Wick)

Rob, you have a low appreciation for truth . . . at least, as it regards President Abraham Lincoln.

On December 26, [1862] the convicted rapists and killers died on the gallows while a peaceful crowd of more than 5,000 looked on. In 1864, [Minnesota Governor] Alexander Ramsey told Lincoln that if had executed all 303 Indians, he would have won more backing for his reelection bid. "I could not afford to hang men for votes," came the reply. [Ramsey diary, 23 Nov. 1864.]

(Professor Michael Burlingame, Abraham Lincoln : A Life, Vol. Two, page 483.)

David