That is my point, and I might have hit a nerve. I have often wondered why Lincoln is not used more for Republican goals; now I think the possibility of the slavery thing is more of an issue than Republicans like to admit.
Read the posts.
Okay. Let's change the facts a little and see if it is somehow possible for people to simply disapprove of the means, no matter how worthy the end.
What if NON-slave states seceded because of they disapproved of slavery?
Would Lincoln's actions be justified against them, as they were against the confederate states?