October 25, 2001 Lincoln: The Articulate Politician The middle of the 19th Century was a period of turbulence and discontent for Americans; although citizens of one country, America was split by the presence of an institution known as slavery. The controversy surrounding the practice of slavery instigated the dichotomy of the nation and presented an ideological dispute among the brethren of the United States of America. The essence of the debate over slavery was moral in nature, …showed first 75 words of 1090 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1090 total…in undermining that of Douglas and his Democratic colleagues. He sites many examples of previous interference of the Federal Government with slavery in the territories. Lincoln’s philosophy leads to the anti-slavery ideal that serves as the premise for the Civil War Republicans of America. His perseverance and articulateness guide the country through the devastation of the Civil War and into the revolution surrounding the emancipation of the African American slaves in the antebellum South.