Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment

[Eva Elisabeth]

Thanks, Scott - of course your input is most welcome!!!

I think the Southern point of view was that "equality and liberty for all" meant citizens only, which the slaves were not, but property (and Jefferson was said to have intended "the pursuit of happiness" meaning "property"). Nor did the amendment make them equal citizens with the right to vote.

Is the decision what "all" means now a legal or a Christian/ethical one? Is it possible to make this decision free from taking any ethical "position"? I don't think it is.