How Did Abraham Lincoln Necessary To Save The Union

Lincoln believed that bending the Constitution was necessary to preserve the Union. During this era or period of time, congress was not in session so Lincoln had to do some things by himself. In August, 1862 Lincoln wrote a letter to Horace Greeley, an editor of the New York Tribune, who published an open letter insisting President Lincoln free the slaves immediately. In Lincoln's reply he wrote "If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it, and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also so that" (Voices of America, p.138). Lincoln had one thing at his mind during that time and that was to save the union. Also, Lincoln, took this upon
According to a book written by an expert on Abraham Lincoln, it states, "In late July 1682 he had assembled his cabinet and read a remarkable document to them. He called it the Emancipation Proclamation. In it, he proposed to free all the slaves in the seceded states. Lincoln's position had always been that slavery must come to an end." (Steele, pg 105) In this quote it explains how Lincoln never wanted slavery to exist from the start and how it must end. “And now by introducing the Proclamation it helped to fulfill his wishes.” (Steele, pg 105) The Emancipation Proclamation was a very important document during this time period started by Abraham Lincoln, and it still remains very significant during this time period, as many people are still thankful for this document. The importance of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it led to the TOTAL abolition of slavery in the United States, it was signed on September 22, 1862. It took Abraham Lincoln quite a while to try to convince everyone such as his advisors, who did not initially