Lincoln Part 1

I chose the following quote from Lincoln:

"How differently the respective courses of the Democratic and Republican parties incidentally bear on the question of forming a will- a public sentiment- for colonization, is easy to see. The Republican inculcate, with whatever ability they can, that the negro is a man; that his bondage is cruelly wrong, and that the field of his oppression ought not to be enlarged. The Democrats deny his manhood; deny, or dwarf to insignificance, the wrong of his bondage: so far as possible, crush all sympathy for him, and cultivate and excite hatred and disgust against him; compliment themselves as Union- savers for doing so; and call the indefinite outspreading of his bond age "a sacred right of self- government."...

This quote called my attention a lot because it shows how Lincoln saw the ideals of the Republican and Democratic parties. It also expresses what each party was trying to achieve in terms of sentiments towards negroes. Lincoln does not seem to agree with any of these parties, but shows the way they see and think about negroes. He talks about negroes being seen by Republicans as men and by Democrats as less than men kind. I think the main point of portraying the different views is to move people from one side to another.Â

In the African American Odyssey, Civil War section I found two interesting sections "Contraband of War" African American Fugitives to Union Lines and "Contrabands" at the Nation's Capitol. In the first section "Contraband of War" African American Fugitives to Union Lines, African American slaves caught fleeing from their masters were returned to their masters by the Union Army. On the other hand some otheres were allowed to work for the Army without being returned. In the second section, Union Lines and "Contrabands" this section is ery related to the first. African Americans who flew away and remained close to the Union troops. As is said in the description they proved themselves as very useful and later on were able to enroll as part of the troop.