Once the Southern states&nbsp;accepted&nbsp;the Thirteenth Amendment, Lincoln was entirely content for the old Southern elites to resume their positions of power&nbsp;and for many blacks to continue in a condition little better than bondage.

Original Article:<a href="https://mises.org/wire/peak-ev-electric-vehicles-will-fade-their-true-costs-become-clear" target="_blank">&nbsp;</a><a href="https://mises.org/wire/lincolns-main-target-was-anarchy-and-secession-not-slavery" target="_blank">"Lincoln's Main Target Was "Anarchy" and Secession, Not Slavery"</a>

Once the Southern states accepted the Thirteenth Amendment, Lincoln was entirely content for the old Southern elites to resume their positions of power and for many blacks to continue in a condition little better than bondage.{ai:summary}<p>After the Southern states gave in to the Thirteenth Amendment, Lincoln was more than content to let the old Southern elites take back their power and keep a great number of blacks in a state not much better than slavery. See, ol' Abe's main aim was to stop anarchy and secession, not freein' the slaves. The war wasn't fought for the liberation of the oppressed, but to keep a unified nation.</p>

Lincoln's Main Target Was "Anarchy" and Secession, Not Slavery

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