Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of United States. !1861 – 1866) is an iconic historical figure,whose greatest achievement in the popular mind was the Emancipation Proclamation that led to the abolition of slavery. Yet for Lincoln slavery was not always the pre-eminent concern. He was rather obsessed with the notion of Union and sought at all costs to preserve it. This essay explores the differing perspectives of the role of the individual Lincoln in American history & politics separating the mythology from reality, the man from the legend.
Abraham Lincoln was born to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln on Feb 12, 1809, in a log cabin, in Hardin County, Kentucky. Despite his humble beginnings and lack of formal education, Lincoln after a spate of odd jobs as ferryboat operator, …show more content…
then he quit politics and returned to Springfield, Illinois to practice law again, becoming one of the best-known lawyers in Illinois. Lincoln turned his attention to politics a second time in 1855, speaking out against the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Lincoln was licensed to practice law in September of 1836; Over the next four years, he practiced law as a junior partner with John T Stuart from whom he learned much. Their partnership dissolved in 1841, and Lincoln joined Stephen T. Logan, one of the country’s most capable and respected lawyers.( The Lincoln no one knows: the mysterious man who ran the civil war, 1993)
His first official public stand on the issue of slavery took place on March 3, 1837 in Vandalia. Lincoln had said, “They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than to abate its evils.” Also Lincoln did not believe that slavery should be interfered with as “They believe that the Congress of the United States has no power, under the constitution, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the different
Abraham Lincoln was born to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln on Feb 12, 1809, in a log cabin, in Hardin County, Kentucky. Despite his humble beginnings and lack of formal education, Lincoln after a spate of odd jobs as ferryboat operator, …show more content…
then he quit politics and returned to Springfield, Illinois to practice law again, becoming one of the best-known lawyers in Illinois. Lincoln turned his attention to politics a second time in 1855, speaking out against the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Lincoln was licensed to practice law in September of 1836; Over the next four years, he practiced law as a junior partner with John T Stuart from whom he learned much. Their partnership dissolved in 1841, and Lincoln joined Stephen T. Logan, one of the country’s most capable and respected lawyers.( The Lincoln no one knows: the mysterious man who ran the civil war, 1993)
His first official public stand on the issue of slavery took place on March 3, 1837 in Vandalia. Lincoln had said, “They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than to abate its evils.” Also Lincoln did not believe that slavery should be interfered with as “They believe that the Congress of the United States has no power, under the constitution, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the different