LAD #14: Lincoln's First Inaugural Adress

Lincoln starts by addressing that he will not interfere with slavery in southern states where it has already existed. He supported the constitution which declared that if a slave was to escape, it must be returned to the owner, because slaves were property. He supported states rights, and it was the right of the state to maintain slavery if it so desired to. He addressed the concept of Unity and preserving the Union. His goal was to prevent states from seceeding from the Union, and to enhance the strength and togetherness of of the United States of America.