...said Lincoln, "I barely suggest for your private consideration, whether some of the colored people may not be let in — as, for instance, the very intelligent,...especially those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. They would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty in the family of...

..."very intelligent" blacks and "those who have fought gallantly in our ranks," adding cautiously that "this is only a suggestion, not to the public, but to you alone."54 Lincoln may have been inspired to make this recommendation because of a visit he had received...

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...with Lincoln, the President wrote Louisiana Gov. Michael Hahn concerning the coming constitutional convention: "I barely suggest for your private consideration,...This quality, unfortunately, was in short supply in Louisiana. The constitutional convention ratified the overthrow of Louisiana's old order. The delegates...

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...franchise. I barely suggest for your private consideration, whether some of the colored people may not be let in — as, for instance, the very intelligent,...especially those who have fought gallantly in our ranks. They would probably help, in some trying time to come, to keep the jewel of liberty within the family...