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Old 04-01-2008, 01:29 PM
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Yes.

Then how come the slaves in the north were not freed before you came down to free ours?
You need to read up on your history...
Grant didn't free his slaves until after the war, saying good help is hard to find. Also, Lincoln disagrees with you on the cause of the war. Lincoln said, at teh outset, that he had no desire to free teh slaves if he didn't have to.
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