L is for Liberty
Quotes: ~"That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a state, the people where of shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thence forward, and forever free". ~"That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Summary: He is pointing out that the U.S should be a free country including its citizens and slaves. He is also trying to address that god created everyone equal. U is for Union
Quotes: ~“With malice toward none; with charity toward all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.” ~“I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.” ~“Resolved: that the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend, and we denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any State or Territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes.” ~“Again, if the United States be not a government proper, but an association of States in the nature of contract merely, can it, as a contract, be peaceably unmade by less than all the parties who made it? One party to a contract may violate it-break it, so to speak; but does it not require all to lawfully rescind it?” ~“It follows from these views that no State upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union; that Resolves and Ordinances to that effect are legally void; and that acts of violence, within any State or States, against the authority of the United States, are insurrectionary or revolutionary, according to circumstances…” ~"That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Summary: He wanted to reach his goal of the U.S being a slave-free country. He also encouraged other states to be a free-slave state. |
E for Equality
Quotes: ~“The Constitution which guarantees that the citizen of each State shall be entitled to all privileged and immunizes of citizens in the several States?” ~”Four score and seven years ago our Fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” ~"That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Summary: He strived to protect the citizen's rights including the slaves. G for Government
Quotes: ~“Resolved: that the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend, and we denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any State or Territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes.” ~“Again, if the United States be not a government proper, but an association of States in the nature of contract merely, can it, as a contract, be peaceably unmade by less than all the parties who made it? One party to a contract may violate it-break it, so to speak; but does it not require all to lawfully rescind it?” ~“It follows from these views that no State upon its own mere motion can lawfully get out of the Union; that Resolves and Ordinances to that effect are legally void; and that acts of violence, within any State or States, against the authority of the United States, are insurrectionary or revolutionary, according to circumstances…” ~"That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” ~No person held to service or labor in one State, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall in consequence of any law or regulation therein be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due.” Summary: Lincoln supported in protecting the state's rights and the people should have a say and vote for the government. He also tried to prevent the federal government to become too strong. |
First Inaugural Address
For guidance and inspiration on states’ rights, Lincoln used President Andrew Jackson’s Nullification Proclamation of 1832 for a resource; Henry Clay’s compromise speech of 1850; and the U.S. Constitution. President Lincoln made a point in the speech to avoid any mention of the Union government interfering with the institution of slavery in any states where the act is existed and denying the authority of Congress or a sectional legislature to legalize slavery in the territories. This speech is very important during the war because it addresses that
The Emancipation Proclamation
After some changes, the proclamation was issued on September 22, 1862, and became effective on January 1, 1863. The document freed the slaves in the Confederate states, but the slaves in the Border States were not freed. The reaction was both favorable and unfavorable in the North. Stocks and military enlistments declined and the Republican elections were affected by more Democrats . President Lincoln never attended to let this happen. This was the first, important step for every slave to be a free black.
The Gettysburg Address
The address was an example of Lincoln’s strongest words about the meaning and purpose of the Civil War.
Lincoln delivered the brief address at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863. He felt to give this address because it was the most bloodiest and saddest war on American soil and is considerate to those who risked their lives to fight for their right, freedom, and belief.
Lincoln delivered the brief address at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863. He felt to give this address because it was the most bloodiest and saddest war on American soil and is considerate to those who risked their lives to fight for their right, freedom, and belief.
Second Inaugural Address
The second address was delivered on March 4, 1865, a few weeks before the war ended. Lincoln’s speech is known for its humility and vision for peace and harmony between the North and South.
He wanted to give this speech because it supported that the U.S can finally be a whole nation after a huge conflict that risked american lives.
He wanted to give this speech because it supported that the U.S can finally be a whole nation after a huge conflict that risked american lives.