So you're going to condemn a man for subscribing to the prejudices of his day? Of course, looking back we can say that late 19th century ideas towards race were wrong, but it is historically immature to hold a person from the past to our current standards of morality.Correct you are. Lincoln is easily what I would consider the worst president in our history. Other than going into all out war with farmers over uniting the country, which was well within their rights as states to leave, he harbored a secret desire to rid the world of blacks. In fact, there are records that he wanted to ship blacks back to Africa on numerous occasions.
Also, secession is illegal. You show me the part of the Constitution where it says that the states have the right to leave the Union. This is the oath of office that the President takes:
Allowing secession to destroy the country obviously would go against this oath."I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."