Lol. Lincoln "freed" the slaves in the middle of the way because he needed money and public support which had declined. Lincoln was a Federal Supremacist. The only difference in the Civil War was which color of pants the man stepping on your neck was wearing. It was the elites of the North vs the elites of the South who argued with the blood of American soldiers... That tradition was of course upheld through Bullshit World War I, Bullshit World War II and so on. Republicans have always been an establishment shill party. Even Raegan was compromised. It's not about party labels... it's about the ACTIONS of the individuals.