First of all, Lincoln was not even Lincoln. He was an adopted illegitimate child of a man named Enloe who impregnated his mother and then sold both her and little Abe to a childless man named Lincoln who was likely sterile due to contracting Mumps, a common occurrence in those days. Lincoln then married Abe’s mother as agreed. As the story of Lincoln becomes more complete, due to research, his motives in public office, and his governing philosophy, becomes clearer.
In a sense he was one of the “Billies” who are modernly called Hill Billies, on account of, they lived, and still predominately live, in the hills of the Old, and present day, South. They were “forced” up into these hills at least partly because the Cavaliers who came over from England (and later became the heart and soul of the Democrat Party) decided to import slaves to do their dirty work instead of hiring, and treating decently, lower class Whites. (more…)