Morale Problems with the Emancipation Proclamation The emancipation proclamation was the document that was “supposed” to stop slavery in the United States. In the document there was only one error. Instead of freeing all slaves in the country, the document only freed slaves that were in the confederate states. As stated in the document itself:
And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. (Emancipation Proclamation 1862)
This became a huge problem within the states because there were still legal slavery in the north where the document did not have jurisdiction. Slaves were forced to work for no pay and were continued to be owned. The emancipation proclamation did not free a single slave because it was supposed to …show more content…
This would have went with Lincoln’s personal ideas, but as president he felt more compelled to balance these convictions against the danger of alienating half of the Union people. By the summer of 1862, however, it was clear that he risked alienating the Republican half of his regime if he did not act against slavery. Lincoln felt compelled to make his people happy. In August of 1862, a New York editor named Horace Greeley publicly called on Lincoln to be more aggressive about abolishing slavery. Lincoln replied, in a public letter addressed to Greeley. Although Greeley didn’t know it at the time of this exchange, Lincoln had already drafted the Emancipation Proclamation, and was prepared to give his speech and sign the document to “end all
And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. (Emancipation Proclamation 1862)
This became a huge problem within the states because there were still legal slavery in the north where the document did not have jurisdiction. Slaves were forced to work for no pay and were continued to be owned. The emancipation proclamation did not free a single slave because it was supposed to …show more content…
This would have went with Lincoln’s personal ideas, but as president he felt more compelled to balance these convictions against the danger of alienating half of the Union people. By the summer of 1862, however, it was clear that he risked alienating the Republican half of his regime if he did not act against slavery. Lincoln felt compelled to make his people happy. In August of 1862, a New York editor named Horace Greeley publicly called on Lincoln to be more aggressive about abolishing slavery. Lincoln replied, in a public letter addressed to Greeley. Although Greeley didn’t know it at the time of this exchange, Lincoln had already drafted the Emancipation Proclamation, and was prepared to give his speech and sign the document to “end all