LAD #15- Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address

At Lincoln’s 1st inaugural address much thought was directed to an impending civil war, however this one was devoted to save the Union without war. Both sides did not want war however one of the side would rather cause a war than let the nation survive and the other would accept the war instead of letting the nation die. One-eighth of the population was colored slaves and many knew that they slaves localized in the South were a cause of the war. To extend this interest in slavery was one objective of the secessionists. Lincoln states that each side is alike, they both read the same Bible, pray to the same God and each side invokes their aid against the other. He also stated that the prayers by both to beat the other side could not both be answered. At the end of his speech Lincoln states that we should all strive to bind up the nation’s wounds and to care for it.