Who did you learn your American history from, Lew Rockwell? Because on the subject of Lincoln, it certainly isn't from Lincoln's own writings and statements or the writing and statements of his contemporaries (one example of hundreds: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/speed.h...). Any belief that Lincoln was intent on letting slavery live is a belief that is not based in reality, and ignores the reason southern states seceded to begin with - Lincoln's opposition to expanding slavery into U.S. territories, one of the purposes being that states carved from those territories would be states that opposed slavery, thus eventually outvoting the slave states and abolishing slavery. The issue of slavery defines Lincoln from the beginning. The difference between Lincoln and people like Thaddeus Stevens was one of tactics; Lincoln was pragmatic. Your statement on Lincoln and slavery is roughly the 1860s equivalent of believing that 9/11 was an inside job.
As for the capitalization of the U in United States, what a silly pile of garbage. The U is capitalized in both the constitution itself and in the federalist papers.
Please, let's avoid the fate of Godwin's Law by avoiding personal attacks.
I didn't say Lincoln preferred slavery. However, I did say that if it were possible to keep the Union (e.g Northern influence) and slavery, Lincoln would have pushed forward for compromise. However, the rift between the North and the South became too big.
It was common to use the lower case spelling for ``united" until the Civil War. Remember, you are citing the Federalist Papers, which supports a strong federalist government and thus a capital ``u." The Constitution, yes, capitalized, but some argue it was out of convention for title case. The Declaration of Independence used the lowercase ``united." It widely varied until the end of the Civil War.
On that subject, there's a video that it would be great it every American watched. It's made by a group called Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth. It's about evidence that explosives were used on 9/11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddz2mw2vaEg
Regardless of one's opinion on the "Truther" movement (which does include some genuine crackpots), it's clear that the official investigation was an embarrassment, and such a significant historical event deserves more level-headed scientific scrutiny.
As for the capitalization of the U in United States, what a silly pile of garbage. The U is capitalized in both the constitution itself and in the federalist papers.