@@raymondkamery3376 it did ultimately matter. Had slavery continued in this country there would have been hundreds of thousands more dead, not just brothers but women and children as well.
They say second terms are hard on presidents. Abe's first term put any of those stories to shame. His second term unfortunately would only last six weeks.
I think, in a way, we know already. "I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that ``all men are created equal.'' We now practically read it ``all men are created equal, except negroes.'' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read ``all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and catholics.'' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty---to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy." - A. Lincoln in a letter to Joshua Speed
And yet -- notwithstanding his drunkenness -- Andrew Johnson WAS the "RIGHT" man at the RIGHT time to take the baton from the fallen President. At the end of the war and immediately following the death of Lincoln the moral leader, with emotions at their most raw and the efforts to start "binding the Nation's wounds" at their most fragile, embryonic state, Andrew Johnson stood strong in resisting radical Northern politicians' insistence on "PUNISHING" the vanquished South (said punishment would have been in direct defiance of Lincoln's wishes). I suspect few VPs other than Johnson would have "stood tall" that way. Perhaps it was because he was a Southerner (who had remained loyal to the Union). Indeed, perhaps that's why Lincoln wanted him as VP for his second Administration as the Civil War was coming to a close and "Reconstruction" would be necessary.
Al though I agree it sounded like it was written by a skilled poet, I think it sounds like an apology to a drunk who has just beaten his wife to a pulp and now is genuinely sorry, but in his apology he makes it clear it was all her fault.
Well, to carry this analogy forward, that wife in question was like the villain from Silence of the Lambs, murdering and torturing innocent victims in a giant pit hidden in the basement.
@@DTM-Books I simply cannot agree. Southern secession itself was no just cause for war.If preserving the Union meant so much to Lincoln, he should have used his considerable political skills to reconcile with the South. But he didn't even try. He chose war as his first and only course of action. His choice cost the lives of over 600,000 Americans. Knowing that, how can we say it was the best possible choice?
@@rickmarkell9725 That's a very interesting idea, thank you very much for taking the time to respond. I am curious to hear your thoughts on how you would resolve the situation, on how you could reconcile with the Southern states to prevent secession. My own personal take is that it was simply too late for negotiations by that point, and it was the fault of prior presidents like Buchanan for allowing the situation to deteriorate so badly. But how could civil war be resolved? How to address and resolve the issue of slavery? How to convince the southern states to agree to abolish slavery and agree that Africans should be given full citizenship and voting rights? Again, I'd be very interested in hearing anyone's ideas how to untie that knot. Maybe you should make a video where you discuss the matter, hah. That could be interesting.
@@DTM-Books Secession occurred with Lincoln's election, so he could not have prevented it. But he could have accepted the Confederacy, and then devoted his time to persuading the South that they were all better off together. The most obvious path to eliminating slavery would have been a worldwide boycott of Southern cotton. Even a boycott by just the North would have had a significant impact. South Africa became a pariah state because of apartheid, but eventually got rid of it peacefully as a result of worldwide ostracization. It clearly might have worked, and certainly should have been tried. I do not have all the answers, but my problem with Lincoln is that he didn't even try. Leaders can go to war anytime they want, not just right now, but next week, next month, next year. It should always be the last resort. But he chose war almost immediately. I do not agree that the Lord decreed that every drop of blood drawn from the lash had to be repaid with blood from the sword. That whole idea is deeply offensive to me. It is the Old Testament's eye for an eye, and not the NewTestament's forgiveness. And of course the blood from the sword was paid by a single generation, and not by perpetrators who benefited from slavery for hundreds of years previously. If Lincoln offered four years of war and 600,000 dead behind Door #1,shouldn't at least ask what was behind Door #2 before we proclaim him a hero?
@@DTM-Books Secession occurred with Lincoln's election, so he could not have prevented it. But he could have accepted the Confederacy, and then devoted his time to persuading the South that they were all better off together. The most obvious path to eliminating slavery would have been a worldwide boycott of Southern cotton. Even a boycott by just the North would have had a significant impact. South Africa became a pariah state because of apartheid, but eventually got rid of it peacefully as a result of worldwide ostracization. It clearly might have worked, and certainly should have been tried. I do not have all the answers, but my problem with Lincoln is that he didn't even try. Leaders can go to war anytime they want, not just right now, but next week, next month, next year. It should always be the last resort. But he chose war almost immediately. I do not agree that the Lord decreed that every drop of blood drawn from the lash had to be repaid with blood from the sword. That whole idea is deeply offensive to me. It is the Old Testament's eye for an eye, and not the NewTestament's forgiveness. And of course the blood from the sword was paid by a single generation, and not by perpetrators who benefited from slavery for hundreds of years previously. If Lincoln offered four years of war and 600,000 dead behind Door #1, shouldn't at least ask what was behind Door #2 before we proclaim him a hero?
Malice toward none? Yeah tell that to the southerners during reconstruction. Shermans march to the sea was nothing but malice. No Im not southern. Im from northern Michigan.
Definitively well-stated Michigander from a Mississippian who is a committed "unreconstructed Southerner". Instead of this blathering idol worshipping Lincolnite, for the truth on the immoral illegal tyrant Lincoln read the reliable classics "Lincoln Unmasked ", "The Real Lincoln" and "The South Was Right!".
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart for telling the story of Lincoln and for sharing his heart with us.
Your delivery in these videos is amazing.
A truly fascinating history about the 2nd inaugural of our 16th President.
I love danile day Lewis's portrayal of lincol
Amazing to hear how much Faith and devotion to God our Country and President had at that time.
Wish we could find similar faith these days.
@@susanhoneycutt5610 I agree so much
Didn’t seem to ultimately matter…400,000 Brothers Dead…
@@raymondkamery3376 it did ultimately matter. Had slavery continued in this country there would have been hundreds of thousands more dead, not just brothers but women and children as well.
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Shiloh! My ancestors lived there, always nice to see it covered
This is the best Threads ever.
Lincoln looked 20 yrs older after the war
Grant told Lincoln that between April 1864 and April 1865 he had aged 10 yrs.
They say second terms are hard on presidents. Abe's first term put any of those stories to shame. His second term unfortunately would only last six weeks.
Rough run …
Beautiful medley in the close. You’re videos are great, thank you
Hey lol that pic at 5:10 is from the first inauguration. That’s James Buchanan tipping his hat to the crowd. Great documentary
Wow the press hasn't changed a bit😮
Sadly, I don’t remember the 2nd inaugural address being taught at my school.
I wonder what Lincoln would write about our America today.
I think, in a way, we know already.
"I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that ``all men are created equal.'' We now practically read it ``all men are created equal, except negroes.'' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read ``all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and catholics.'' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty---to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy."
- A. Lincoln in a letter to Joshua Speed
Im sure at that precise moment Lincoln realized what a mistake he made nominateJohnson
And yet -- notwithstanding his drunkenness -- Andrew Johnson WAS the "RIGHT" man at the RIGHT time to take the baton from the fallen President. At the end of the war and immediately following the death of Lincoln the moral leader, with emotions at their most raw and the efforts to start "binding the Nation's wounds" at their most fragile, embryonic state, Andrew Johnson stood strong in resisting radical Northern politicians' insistence on "PUNISHING" the vanquished South (said punishment would have been in direct defiance of Lincoln's wishes). I suspect few VPs other than Johnson would have "stood tall" that way. Perhaps it was because he was a Southerner (who had remained loyal to the Union). Indeed, perhaps that's why Lincoln wanted him as VP for his second Administration as the Civil War was coming to a close and "Reconstruction" would be necessary.
As a Tennessean, I approve Andrew Johnson’s drunk actions 😂❤
'We can never attain the ideal union our fathers dreamed, with millions of alien race among us.' - Abraham Lincoln
What does 'assoschiated' mean?
It means the narrator is human. Duh!
Good video. Could you do one on Jefferson Davis?
The last great president. The last great orator. He would stand up to Israel
Al though I agree it sounded like it was written by a skilled poet, I think it sounds like an apology to a drunk who has just beaten his wife to a pulp and now is genuinely sorry, but in his apology he makes it clear it was all her fault.
Well, to carry this analogy forward, that wife in question was like the villain from Silence of the Lambs, murdering and torturing innocent victims in a giant pit hidden in the basement.
@@DTM-Books I simply cannot agree. Southern secession itself was no just cause for war.If preserving the Union meant so much to Lincoln, he should have used his considerable political skills to reconcile with the South. But he didn't even try. He chose war as his first and only course of action. His choice cost the lives of over 600,000 Americans. Knowing that, how can we say it was the best possible choice?
@@rickmarkell9725 That's a very interesting idea, thank you very much for taking the time to respond. I am curious to hear your thoughts on how you would resolve the situation, on how you could reconcile with the Southern states to prevent secession. My own personal take is that it was simply too late for negotiations by that point, and it was the fault of prior presidents like Buchanan for allowing the situation to deteriorate so badly. But how could civil war be resolved? How to address and resolve the issue of slavery? How to convince the southern states to agree to abolish slavery and agree that Africans should be given full citizenship and voting rights?
Again, I'd be very interested in hearing anyone's ideas how to untie that knot. Maybe you should make a video where you discuss the matter, hah. That could be interesting.
@@DTM-Books Secession occurred with Lincoln's election, so he could not have prevented it. But he could have accepted the Confederacy, and then devoted his time
to persuading the South that they were all better off together. The most obvious path to eliminating slavery would have been a worldwide boycott of Southern
cotton. Even a boycott by just the North would have had a significant impact. South Africa became a pariah state because of apartheid, but eventually got rid
of it peacefully as a result of worldwide ostracization. It clearly might have worked, and certainly should have been tried.
I do not have all the answers, but my problem with Lincoln is that he didn't even try. Leaders can go to war anytime they want,
not just right now, but next week, next month, next year. It should always be the last resort. But he chose war almost immediately.
I do not agree that the Lord decreed that every drop of blood drawn from the lash had to be repaid with blood from the sword. That whole idea is deeply
offensive to me. It is the Old Testament's eye for an eye, and not the NewTestament's forgiveness. And of course the blood from the sword was paid by a single
generation, and not by perpetrators who benefited from slavery for hundreds of years previously.
If Lincoln offered four years of war and 600,000 dead behind Door #1,shouldn't at least ask what was behind Door #2 before we proclaim him a hero?
@@DTM-Books Secession occurred with Lincoln's election, so he could not have prevented it. But he could have accepted the Confederacy, and then devoted his time
to persuading the South that they were all better off together. The most obvious path to eliminating slavery would have been a worldwide boycott of Southern
cotton. Even a boycott by just the North would have had a significant impact. South Africa became a pariah state because of apartheid, but eventually got rid
of it peacefully as a result of worldwide ostracization. It clearly might have worked, and certainly should have been tried.
I do not have all the answers, but my problem with Lincoln is that he didn't even try. Leaders can go to war anytime they want,
not just right now, but next week, next month, next year. It should always be the last resort. But he chose war almost immediately.
I do not agree that the Lord decreed that every drop of blood drawn from the lash had to be repaid with blood from the sword. That whole idea is deeply
offensive to me. It is the Old Testament's eye for an eye, and not the NewTestament's forgiveness. And of course the blood from the sword was paid by a single
generation, and not by perpetrators who benefited from slavery for hundreds of years previously.
If Lincoln offered four years of war and 600,000 dead behind Door #1, shouldn't at least ask what was behind Door #2 before we proclaim him a hero?
Malice toward none? Yeah tell that to the southerners during reconstruction. Shermans march to the sea was nothing but malice.
No Im not southern. Im from northern Michigan.
Definitively well-stated Michigander from a Mississippian who is a committed "unreconstructed Southerner". Instead of this blathering idol worshipping Lincolnite, for the truth on the immoral illegal tyrant Lincoln read the reliable classics "Lincoln Unmasked ", "The Real Lincoln" and "The South Was Right!".
Lincoln was in Washington DC. Sherman was a soldier, motivated, not by malice but by revenge.
Lincoln was dead before reconstruction started
That wasn't malice that was war
Next you are going to say Lincoln didn't free the slaves