LAAD #19: Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address

Lincoln's second inaugural address summarizes what has happened in the past four years, stating that at the time he gave his first inaugural address, there were people who would rather go to war than to preserve the Union, and there were people who would go to war in order to preserve the Union. He states how although one eighth of the population was constituted of colored slaves, this group of people has generated a great deal of interest, so much so that a war was being fought in part because of this group of people. Lincoln ends by stating how he hopes to finish the job he has started and to see this through until the end.