LAD #19

Lincoln starts his address by saying that there is actually less of a reason for a long speech than there was four years prior at his first inauguration. He then goes on to talk about his high hopes for America's future. He remembers his last speech and how the nation was worried about the impending Civil War. He states that during that speech there were people working towards dissolving the Union. Because 1/8 of the American population are slaves there was a ton of conflict between the north and the south. He talks about how it is in God's will to abolish slavery in America. Lincoln closes with saying that he will make sure the Union is put back together, and that America will live on as a whole nation.