America's First King
Abe Lincoln
"Any people, anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suites them better. This is a most valuable and most sacred right - a right which we hope and believe is to liberate the world. Nor is this right confined to cases in which the whole people of an existing government may choose to exercise it. Any portion of such people, that can may revolutionize and make their own of so many of the territory as they inhabit.
Abraham Lincoln
January 12, 1848.
On Secession
The Great Emancipator ?
"I have said that the separation of the races is the only perfect preventative of amalgamation. I have no right to say all the members of the Republican party are in favor of this, nor to say that as a party they are in favor of it. There is nothing in their platform directly on the subject. But I can say a very large proportion of its members are for it, and that the chief plank in their platform -- opposition to the spread of slavery -- is most favorable to that separation.
Such separation, if ever effected at all, must be effected by colonization; and no political party, as such, is now doing anything directly for colonization. Party operations at present only favor or retard colonization incidentally. The enterprise is a difficult one, but 'when there is a will there is a way;' and what colonization needs most is a hearty will. Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest. Let us be brought to believe it is morally right, and, at the same time, favorable to, or, at least, not against, our interest, to transfer the African to his native clime, and we shall find a way to do it, however great the task may be. "
On Equality !
"I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in any way the political or social equality of the white and black races. That I am not nor ever have been in favor of making votors or jurors of negros nor of qualifying them to hold office nor intermarry with white people. And, I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races. ....I as much as any man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.".
Did Lincoln try to Blackmail the South ?
Lincoln signed a proposed 13th Amendment that was presented to the Confederacy two months prior to the beginning of the war that outlined a deal that if the segregated states would rejoin the Union and pay import/export taxes of 60 to 70 percent, Lincoln would leave the slavery issue alone
Freedom Of Speech ?
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale, and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled or hanged."
Suspension of Habeas Corpus
Lincoln rallied Northern support for his invasion but more was needed. To that end, he decided that a crackdown on his political opposition was called for. So, he suspended the writ of habeas corpus which allowed him to order the military to imprison anyone who openly disagreed with his policies.
Suppression of the Press
Lincoln saw anyone who disagreed with him as an enemy or traitor. He imprisoned newspaper editors and owners who criticized his policies and used military force to shut them down. He began censoring all telegraph communications in 1862.
Suppression of the press began with the New York City papers. The Journal of Commerce did not support the war and published a list of more than a hundred newspapers that had editorialized against it. Lincoln ordered the Postmaster General to deny these papers mail delivery.
His Majesty
King Abraham Lincoln
The First.
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The King Is Dead !
Long Live The KING !
"If as the friends of colonization hope, the present and coming generations of our countrymen shall by any means, succeed in freeing our land from the dangerous presence of slavery; and, at the same time, in restoring a captive people to their long-lost father-land, with bright prospects for the future; and this too, so gradually, that neither races nor individuals shall have suffered by the change, it will indeed be a glorious consummation."
Abraham Lincoln July 6, 1852
And this man has a National Memorial
So This man was for the Deportation of African descendents. And admitted -- "I as much as any man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race." Trampled the Constitution . Started a war between the United States and the
Legally formed Government of Confederate States of America. Imprisoned his political opponents. Tried to Blackmail the south !
Deported a member of Congress for disagreeing with him !
The KING upon his Throne
Am I missing something here ?
My Name is David Tatum JR. Send any comments to Rebel1702@aol.com
My Great Gtand Father and his Brother Served with Honor as Members of the FIRST COMPANY RICHMOND HOWITZERS
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My Grand Daughter / She will learn the truth !
Then decide for herself !
I am a proud Member of the S.C.V.
My family heritage goes back to 1619
When Nathanial Tatum got off the Good Ship George in Jamestown VA ,as an " Indentured Servant"
He was 14 years old .
"We the Delegates of the People of Virginia duly elected in pursuance of a recommendation from the General Assembly and now met in Convention having fully and freely investigated and discussed the proceedings of the Federal Convention and being prepared as well as the most mature deliberation hath enabled us to decide thereon Do in the name and in behalf of the People of Virginia declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution being derived from the People of the United States may be resumed by them whensoever the same shall be perverted to their injury or oppression and that every power not granted thereby remains with them and at their will: that therefore no right of any denomination can be cancelled abridged restrained or modified by the Congress by the Senate or House of Representatives acting in any Capacity by the President or any Department or Officer of the United States except in those instances in which power is given by the Constitution for those purposes" ...
Thomas Jefferson / Wording of Virginia's acceptance into the Union.
William Henry Tatum
Pvt. First Company Richmond Howitzers
The Locket.©
At last the war was over, Now Johnny was on his way home.
And silent as most of the others - Passing a wasteland of ashes and stone.
For once on that land stood proud “Dixie” a lady that Johnny loved true.
At the station at home waited Heather, A jealous woman, but John loved her too.
Yes Heather was jealous of Dixie- because Dixie had taken “Her Man”
In her heart Heather tried to forgive her- But Dixie had ruined her plans.
At her church Heather planned to get Married- Then raise children to play in the yard!
But Dixie stole Johnny for four long years-so finding forgiveness was hard.
But now he was “HOME” it was over- yes sweet Heather was waiting for him.
With flowers in hand, she’d wait for this man- Then caress those coarse hairs on his chin.
But at the Station there were so many- in fact it took Heather a while.
When she saw him she greeted him gently- a silent kiss blended with a sad smile.
“Close she sat as they rode back of carriage- past Her Church that was burned to the ground
Then through a charred frame, its all that remained- of what once was there small southern town.
It was then that she noticed the “locket”- her auburn hair sticking out a small crack.
When she gave it to Johnny he Promised- that “Yes Dear- I’ll Bring It Back”
So true to his word Johnny had it - but as the carriage passed by the old well.
Heather looked in his face and saw the cold trace - of four years of fighting through Hell.
As the carriage pulled into the back yard - Johnny still had her locket in hand
Heather smiled and kissed him so Gently - closed the lid - Then she buried her man.
By David Tatum JR
I never fond J.C. Tatums Resting Place,
So I built a monument for him.
2nd Company
Richmond Howitzers
April 19th 2008. MR Wayne Rowe From
First Company Richmond Howitzers.
David Tatum III & Elma Tatum's Wedding
Devils Backbone Park
Once a Union stronghold , was taken over for
a short time by southern forces.
When My son called he said
"Dad bring the biggest Rebel flag you Have"
Family is the cornerstone of Southern Life.
At an early age my grandaughter learned about cannons.
Family Crest Grand Dads Pride!
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X Marks the spot I am standing at !
In 1863 some 450 American blacks were settled at Isle a Vache in Haiti, but it was a debacle and starvation and smallpox wiped them out.
" You are cut off from many of the advantages which the other race enjoy. The aspiration of men is to enjoy equality with the best when free, but on this broad continent, not a single man of your race is made the equal of a single man of ours. Go where you are treated the best, and the ban is still upon you. “
Mr Lincoln spoke with a group of free black men and stated
Visitors
Confederate Americans
Sunset in DIXIE.
