He later wrote that had it been his place to arrange the terms of peace, he would have insisted on gradual emancipation, guarding the rights of both slaves and masters, as part of any settlement.
Han skrev senare att om han hade fått förhandla om fredsvillkoren, skulle han ha insisterat på ett stegvis frigivande, för att bevaka både slavarnas och slavägarnas rättigheter, som del av uppgörelsen.