LAD #19: Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

At the start of his Second Inaugural Address, Lincoln states that this one will be a shorter and more concise speech, more so than his first address. Lincoln states that the events that our nation has encountered create a plan for Lincoln that outlines both the future and the current situation. Lincoln announces that he has no prediction on how the war will end, and has no idea what will happen. He goes back to his first Inaugural Address in which he state that he wished to avoid war at all costs, in order to preserve the Union. Now, the Confederates are seeking to destroy the Union through war, while the Northerners are helping to preserve the Union through the same war. The issue of the slavery and its territorial expansion was a major contributor to the war, and the South's primary reason for war. Both Northerners and Southerners are all Americans of the same God, yet each side invokes God's will against the other. Lincoln continues to speak about God's plan. He states that no matter what the plan is, the war will be finished. Lincoln plans on patching up the segregated Union and repairing it from the destruction and secession.