LAD #15: Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln

At the end of a four year term of office Lincoln said that their has been much progress of our arms, and should encourage all with hopes to the future and as the public. He also said there was so many declarations that have been constantly coming about to deal with new things changing in the government and consuming our time and energy. He also talked about an impending civil war, which he dreaded and sought to avert it. He hoped in remaining a Union without war and put agents to work to destroy the problems without war. While through negotiations they tried to divide the Union, both parties deprecated war, thinking one side would surely instigate and the other side would have to agree to fight against them. With one eighth of the whole population colored slaves, localized in the south, these slaves constituted a very powerful interest which was the cause of war. The government claimed no right to do more than restrict territorial enlargement and neither party wanted to expect a war with long duration, and neither side wanted it either. Both sides looked to easily win the fight but couldn’t. Both prayed and lived the same way but Lincoln wanted us not to judge other’s by the color of their skin. Lincoln also said that he thought American slavery was one of those offenses that would continue however through his time. He spoke saying that he wanted evil feelings toward none and charity for all from the rights God’s given us.