Lincoln's First Inaugural Address

[Angela]

I am not sure I understand the original post.

I don’t see how any of his actions, compared to his statements in the first inaugural can be considered fraudulent or “deceiving”.

Lincoln took office and gave no indication at all that he was interested in interfering with slavery. He was known to very moderate on the issue politically and was criticized many times by abolitionist to drag his feet or be too slow on the issue.
He himself explained this point perfectly, IMO. As early as the Jonesboro debate with Douglas, Lincoln made clear that he believed that the federal government had no right to interfere with slavery.

As for compensated emancipation, Lincoln DID propose it several times and reminded people of it in a letter from 1863 to James C. Conkling:
“But to be plain, you are dissatisfied with me about the negro. Quite likely there is a difference of opinion between you and myself upon that subject. I certainly wish that all men could be free, while I suppose you do not. Yet I have neither adopted, nor proposed any measure, which is not consistent with even your view, provided you are for the Union. I suggested compensated emancipation; to which you replied you wished not to be taxed to buy negroes. But I had not asked you to be taxed to buy negroes, except in such way, as to save you from greater taxation to save the Union exclusively by other means.”

As for the Corwin Amendment – didn’t it fall of the grid because it wasn’t ratified by the states necessary?

And didn't the Emancipation Proclamation become an issue only AFTER there was a Civil War going on - and which was started...not by Lincoln?