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If Lincoln Had Not Freed The Slaves

            
             In this article Tom Wicker lets us look at a side of the Emancipation .
             Proclamation that we might not have looked at but is very important to .
             understanding the civil war. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on .
             September 22, 1862 and it declared slaves "forever free."(p.152) This .
             proclamation was very damaging to the Confederate army. It would end all .
             slavery in the states that where fighting in the war against the Union. And as .
             Wicker states "and from that point on, the European recognition that the .
             Confederacy so desperately sought would seem an endorsement of .
             slavery."(p.153) .
             .
             President Lincoln had written the proclamation way before it was .
             issued. He was advised not to have it declared until the Union had a victory. .
             The Confederate army was making its way up to Baltimore and winning .
             most of the Battles. But on September 17 the Union had a victory and the .
             proclamation was put in effect. Lincoln believed very highly in no slavery .
             and did not believe in human bondage. He is stated saying that "As I would .
             not be a slave, so I would not be a master."(p.155) Lincoln had other reason .
             for the Emancipation Proclamation, he did it for the good of the Union. He .
             was being pushed very strongly by the influential Republican members of .
             Congress and the threat of European intervention. Also the war was going .
             badly for the Union. And the 4 boarder states that where among the Union .
             didn't full agree with emancipation. So Lincoln asked for these states to .
             agree to the emancipation but the declined so with force he put his foot .
             down and went ahead and made the declaration. Lincoln was also quoted .
             has to why he was making the emancipation. He said "My paramount .
             struggle in this is to save the Union and is not either to save or destroy .
             slavery."(p.158) Another statement he makes in that if he had to do it .
             without freeing the slaves he would have and if he had to do it freeing the .
             slaves he would. .
             I don't know about you but this socks me completely.


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1. Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

Despite this, Lincoln wrote one of the most important liberating documents, the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in areas fighting against the Union. ... By freeing the slaves, Lincoln also gained the support of the Radical Republicans, which allowed him to be re-elected in 1864. ... If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. ... Had Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery for moral reasons with the Emancipation Pr...

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2. The Real Lincoln

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3. Abraham Lincoln - The Great Emancipator

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4. The Legacy of Abraham Lincoln

When abolition supporters urged Lincoln to free the slaves, he wanted to proceed with caution. ... This was a good step toward the freeing of the slaves. Still, Lincoln was skeptical in freeing all of the slaves at once. ... With this proclamation Lincoln freed all of the slaves in the confederacy. ... We can only wonder what more he could have done with his presidency if it had not been tragically cut short....

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5. Lincoln

Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union even if it meant war. ... Although the Proclamation did not free all slaves in the nation "indeed, no slaves outside of the Confederacy were affected by the Proclamation "it was an important symbolic gesture that identified the Union with freedom and the death of slavery. ... British and/or French recognition would have had dangerous, if not fatal, consequences for Lincoln's effort to preserve the Union, and he sought to prevent such recognition at almost all costs. ... A statement of presidential intent to free the nation's slaves would ...

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6. Lincoln

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7. Lincoln

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8. Abraham Lincoln Deserves Reelection

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