LAD Blog #19 Lincolns Second Inaugural Address

Lincoln begins his Inaugral address stating he does not know what the future holds, but he has high hopes for it. Also, that his previous address was directed towards the impeading civil war and efforts to avoid it. However, it was not avoided as a major result of slavery. Also, that there is a large population of slaves and they are mainly located in the South. Thus, causing the division between the North and South. Lincoln states that there is not a huge difference between the people of the North and South. Finally, he believes that we need to finish the work we started to fix the nation and take care of those who have been effected by this war. Cherishing a lasting peace with ourselves as well as with all nations.