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Old October 8th, 2009 #34
Alex Linder
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Originally Posted by ohgolly View Post
Alex, I understand that you're proud of your ancestor. I've come across quite a few letters to him from Lincoln. But with all due respect, this Lovejoy episode has nothing to do with the character of Abraham Lincoln. I'm not trying to make him into anything that he wasn't. That's why I'm building a case on evidence. With your permission I'll post much more, as I don't think an adequate judgment can be formed without the rest of the record. Unless of course you can contemplate the possibility that the people of the time, especially the ones who had the most to fear from such an individual, actually knew what they were facing.

So, what's your opinion of his support for the 48ers' Red Revolution in Europe?
My opinion is it means little.

Post whatever you like. My intent, only half achieved, was to give you a taste of what a REAL NIGGER-LOVER sounded like back then, and it was nothing like Lincoln. At best you have a few equivocations from a lawyer/politician. People back then were both anti-nigger AND anti-slavery, particularly in southern Illinois.