GD> SK> Lincoln "freed the slaves" of the South as a tactic ONLY to
GD> SK> limit the  South's economic ability! 

GD> BA> Actually, the "Emancipation Proclamation" was
issued to prevent
GD> BA> Britain from recognizing the Confederate government.
GD> 
GD>An interesting note on that is the the Proclamation did not free 
GD>any slaves held by Northern slave owners.  

Like I said...

X CMPQwk 1.42 16554 X...but then, I can't prove a negative. - Albert Einstein

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