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Lincoln's Secret Plan to Pay Slaves Faces Cabinet Rebuff
A restored 1865 draft shows President Lincoln proposed paying four hundred million dollars to Confederate states to emancipate slaves, funded by six percent bonds and tied to constitutional amendments. The cabinet unanimously opposed the plan, and Lincoln folded the manuscript without sending the message. The episode, kept secret, underscores his earnest peace drive and the cabinet’s strong resistance.
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