Summary Of Lincoln's Letter To Horace Greeley

Abraham Lincoln’s “Letter to Horace Greeley” was a response to Horace Greeley’s editorial to Lincoln called “The Prayer of Twenty Millions.” In Lincoln’s, “Letter to Horace Greeley,” he informed Greeley that he didn’t mean to leave anyone in doubt of his plan to save the Union. However, if there were any assumptions that he knew were not accurate, he wouldn’t argue with them. Neither would he argue against false inferences. Lincoln made it clear that he had only one goal, and that one goal was preserving the Union. He was going to achieve that goal by any means necessary.

During that time, slavery was controversial between the Union and the Confederate States. The Confederate States were states that supported slavery. They made their profits through slaves’ hard work and talents. Lincoln used slavery as his central idea to preserve the Union. He didn't too much care if the slaves were free or still under captivity. He wasn't worried about all men’s equality. In today's world, we are taught to praise President Lincoln for freeing the slaves by signing the Emancipation Proclamation. However, that wasn't his main focus, neither was that his plan. …show more content…
However, that was not in the South’s best interest. Therefore, they proceeded to succeed from the Union, in order to protect their right to own slaves. For this reason, Lincoln stated, “What he do about slavery and the colored race, he do because he believes it helps