Secession The secession is a process that describes the period in which eleven states in the United States of America left the Union. At the time, the southerners believed in the right to own slaves and utilize them as a source of labor. On the other hand, the northerners identified slavery as inhumane and advocated for its abolition in the country. The departure from the Union happened after the election of President Abraham Lincoln. The slaveholding states in the country saw President Lincoln’s administration as a potential threat to the desire to promote the spread of slavery. The southerners did not want Lincoln to win the 1860 Presidential elections because he was a Republican, a political party that opposed slavery. While President Lincoln
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The election of Abraham Lincoln was not an exception to such debates. In fact, several leaders including the preachers and politicians presented their sentiments about the consequences of the Republican victory. A unifying factor in the discussions was the effect of Lincoln’s Presidency to the future of American society (Wakelyn 8). Interestingly, the supporters of the southerners’ way of life indicated that the election of Lincoln was disastrous to their prosperity. Political leaders called for meetings and conventions to discuss the appropriate reaction to the election of the Republican Presidential candidate. The decision to secede from the union was a product of the discussions on the determination of the best reaction to the results of the election. The two factions, the northerners, and southerners cited their interests and culture regarding their association with the union. The groups used various means to communicate to their constituents including pamphlets, articles, speeches, sermons, and letters. Wakelyn indicates that the southern leaders used the pamphlet as the best method of sharing information with their constituents and fellow politicians. The scholar adds that the use of pamphlets represents a way of communication among the people in the Western
The election of Abraham Lincoln was not an exception to such debates. In fact, several leaders including the preachers and politicians presented their sentiments about the consequences of the Republican victory. A unifying factor in the discussions was the effect of Lincoln’s Presidency to the future of American society (Wakelyn 8). Interestingly, the supporters of the southerners’ way of life indicated that the election of Lincoln was disastrous to their prosperity. Political leaders called for meetings and conventions to discuss the appropriate reaction to the election of the Republican Presidential candidate. The decision to secede from the union was a product of the discussions on the determination of the best reaction to the results of the election. The two factions, the northerners, and southerners cited their interests and culture regarding their association with the union. The groups used various means to communicate to their constituents including pamphlets, articles, speeches, sermons, and letters. Wakelyn indicates that the southern leaders used the pamphlet as the best method of sharing information with their constituents and fellow politicians. The scholar adds that the use of pamphlets represents a way of communication among the people in the Western