How Did Lincoln Want To Get Rid Of The Emancipation Proclamation

President Abraham Lincoln came across multiple issues during the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation. Some of the political issues had to deal with the border states. In the back of his mind, he mostly wanted to get rid of slavery, but the border states don’t want slavery to be abolished, and Lincoln knew this. Lincoln didn’t want to start the war because he wanted to seem as the good guy trying to defend himself, and not attack someone else, so he can persuade the border states to join his side. Along with this, he didn’t know when to publish the Emancipation Proclamation because he didn’t want to seem desperate for help. Because the border states were a big priority, Lincoln didn’t want to provoke; therefore, he never said his plan on getting rid of slavery in his speeches. This way, he could persuade the border states to join the Union over the Confederates. Also, to make the Confederates seem as the more aggressive side, Lincoln waited for them to attack first, so he can then seem as the person trying to protect himself. Moreover the border states, Lincoln didn’t know when to publish the Emancipation, so his colleague told him to wait until they got a

He says, “If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them.” This persuaded the border states to stay with the North because the only issue they had was keeping slavery. In addition, when to publish the Emancipation Proclamation was an issue, but Lincoln was told not to do so. He waited to publish the Emancipation Proclamation after a victory because if he issued it after a loss, he would have seemed