... ;With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured." Not condemning the south for the war, but blaming both sides of the Mason Dixon line for the war, Lincoln paraphrases God and the bible numerous times in his speech (Pathos) "He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due ... showing he is fair minded, refers to everyone as "all" creating a feeling of unity once more. However, there is Ethos is no more evident than in the last line of the speech, "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see ...

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... acceptance of black men into the Unions army. The North's plan for victory was quick and easy. The Union felt that with all the advantages over the South, they could finish the war with a few weeks. Lincoln took Generals Winfield Scott's idea of the Anaconda plan and put it into action. (Blum 365) The plan called for the division of the ... south, blockade of southern ports, and the capture Richmond. The North saw the Mississippi River as the dividing line of the south. If they gained control of the river, they could cut off Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas from the rest of the Confederac...

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