It’s a Free Country. For How Much Longer?

[David Lockmiller]

(04-05-2024 05:04 PM)Rob Wick Wrote:  David,

Try to follow me here.

Best
Rob

Rob,

I have no idea what you are saying here.

The issue was that if President Lincoln had permitted the bad guys to destroy access to the rail transportation for the troops from New York, Washington was in danger of being successfully attacked and captured by rebellion troops. As Doris Kearns Goodwin is quoted in my post #3: "Seward later claimed that he had urged a wavering Lincoln to take this step, convincing him that 'perdition was the the sure penalty of further hesitation.'"

There is no possible way in the world, that the step taken by President Lincoln can be considered as "Lincoln erred on the side of governmental strength" by doing too much. Democracy for the world may have been lost if this necessary step for the protection of Washington had not been made.