President Lincoln's Inaugural Address

President Lincoln began his second address by stating that, during his previous four years in office, his intents had been clearly represented several times, and so his speech wouldn’t be near as long as the first. He told the people that he only strove to further the country’s progress and that he had high hopes for the future, but made no predictions on what it would hold.
The largest portion of President Lincoln’s speech addressed the war which was impending during the beginning of his first term and was now happening during the time of his second inaugural address. Lincoln stated his wishes for the war to end as quickly as possible and with as little bloodshed as possible, but that he realized the outcome was in the hands of God, who would