I'm with DAR and Nikola on this one.
Lincoln wasn't an abolitionist as Whig nor even as a Republican, early on. In fact, he proposed a bill to the Illinois legislature intended to weaken the abolitionists' movement.
People realize it's Us against DC..? . . .
"If they rescued a cat from a tree, it'd be because they hate dogs.
If they helped an old lady across the street, they molested her.
If they caught a baby thrown out the window of a burning building, they let the mother die.
If they help the...