The Proclomation of the Emancipation

Mr. President Abraham Lincoln was trying to ratify the 13th amendment, but it wasn't as easy as he would have liked it to be. Facing a congress full of ignorant, racist schmucks, President Lincoln was shorthanded in his freedoom-fighting army of actual intelligent representatives. Even his secret arsenal (his cabinet) had a rough time siding with him! WTH!!!! Not to mention he abuses his implied powers by lying about a Peace Convention held in Richmond, Virginia. Not sue honest now, eh, Abe? Another thing, Abe, didn't you bribe members of congress in hopes of swaying them to vote for what YOU wanted? Sure they were lame ducks, but is that morally the right thing to do? Sounds a little corrupt to me................... Honesty is a hard policy to live by wholesomely, but Lincoln had good intentions with his fib. Taking a step back, wouldn't you lie to congress if it meant passing the 13th amendment, wouldn't you lie to congress if it meant righting the wrongs of thousands of Americans over the course of 100 some years? I believe Mr. Lincoln, although not abiding by his coined nickname, did the right thing. On another note, the emancipation proclamation was not only to free the slaves but to piece back the torn country. That's right, many people forget the fact that America was not America during the civil war, it was divided into two sections, the north and south. One of the most notable things from the Gettysburg Address is the way Lincoln does not take sides, but incorporates the North and South as one. He wanted the country to be one again, he wanted America back, which is why he rushed so quickly to pass the amendment, to end the war and reconstruct America!