Who said Lincoln cared about the slaves beyond hoping for slave revolts? The Baptist Church didn't split over tariffs. It split over Slavery. There was a moral argument about slavery that had been ongoing since the very beginning of the country and earlier.
If that's the case, why is there no evidence that lincoln gave a single solitary fuck about slaves?
Why did Europe succeed in buying out all its slave owners while in the US, massive war had to be fought?
Why is the taxation not mentioned?
Who said Lincoln cared about the slaves beyond hoping for slave revolts? The Baptist Church didn't split over tariffs. It split over Slavery. There was a moral argument about slavery that had been ongoing since the very beginning of the country and earlier.