Lincoln's Inaugural Speech Outline: Abraham Lincoln

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Thesis: Lincoln gave out an inaugural speech to calm the slavery states because he wanted to keep them from seceding, and to put them at ease without a cause of war.
I. Big issue
• Lincoln is not interested in taking away the southern states property (slaves) and keep the peace.
• As a republican he was not interested in ending the fugitive slave act
• Not interested in making slavery illegal
II. Constitution
• Uphold the constitutionally- protected laws
• The country cannot be legally broken, the constitution Unites them together
• It was created to keep states together after a fail attempt in operating as separate states.
• The constitution is a signed contract by all states

III. Secession is not constitutional
• Lincoln will not agree