Abraham Lincoln: Saving The Union

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I hope you are doing well in England. My worries have yet to out burst with the politics happening here in America. One little mistake and a state can get outraged and leave the union.
I am with our president Abraham Lincoln that wants to do good in this world. I this morning read in a speech that he gave with the thoughts of saving the Union. There is so much going on with the union. If one thing is done there is some that won’t be happy will argue for there rest of their lives if they can about it. In the article, Abraham says “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it, and if I could save save it by freeing some and laving others along, I would also

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