Analysis Of Abraham Lincoln 's First Inaugural Address

In the article, “Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address,” Abraham Lincoln, the United States President during the Civil war, persuaded his audience. He wrote in such a way to say that “That was in the past, and now we must act,” he would describe the situation from both sides at a neutral standpoint, and would use things like rhetorical questions to emphasize his point.

United States president, Abraham Lincoln, in his speech, “Second Inaugural Address” (March 4, 1865), addresses the conflict of the civil war. Lincoln believes that the war begun due to slavery and that it does not have to conquered by fighting fire with fire. He supports his claim by first addressing the opposing views of the war. He then states how both sides searched for a way around the conflict. Finally he speaks about what proposes shall be done during that time of war. His purpose is to address the conflict that risen and caused the civil war, how it will be dealt with and inform the citizens of the United States of his proposition. He adopts a solemn tone as he portrays his message throughout the majority of the passage and transitions into a more shocked tone as he speaks of how other are dealing with the ordeal as if to say, “Can you believe the way we’re behaving?”

When Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860 the Union was divided. He accepted his presidential duties knowing that he was working with a nation that no longer remained united. Seven of the southern states had already seceded from the Union and were beginning to refer to themselves as the Confederates. What he had now were free states and slave states. When Lincoln gave his Inaugural Address he attempted to do so in a way that would not dissuade his chances of gaining support in the southern states, especially when it involved the institution of slavery. However, he also made it clear in his address that he believed a secure and united nation was of utmost importance and he rejected the ideas

By the time Lincoln delivered his 2nd Inaugural Address in 1865 he had come to the realization that perhaps God did have a stronger role in the Civil War. After the death of his son he had started to re-evaluate God’s role in the war and wanted to know what everybody was also asking which was What was God’s will in the crisis. Each side, the North and South, believed in the same God and read the same Bible, but yet were not on the same page when it came to slavery. Each believed that God was on their side and that slavery was right or that slavery was a sin. The emancipation was a religious moment because it was as if a “new heaven and a new Earth” was created, many saw it as a new beginning although it only freed slaves in the South and racism

Weeks of wet weather had occurred before Saturday March 4th, 1865, making Pennsylvania Avenue a thick, muddy place; however, the pounding rain did not stop the spectators from listening to Lincoln give his Second Inaugural Address, given one month before the end of the Civil War. The Civil War was the result of a long standing controversy over slavery. The North and the South did not agree with each other. Slavery in the North had died out to the point where almost all blacks were free. The South on the other hand very few blacks were free. Causing a long lastly disagreement between both sides. When Lincoln gave his speech spectators were expecting a speech on slavery when Lincoln gave a dark gloomy speech that no one saw coming. The Civil War had lasted through his passed presidency and ended five days before his death. United States President Abraham Lincoln surprised his massive audience with a very short speech in which he talked about the effects of the Civil War, and expressed his feelings toward the future of the United States. Lincoln wanted to restore faith in the nation, talking about how the war would end soon, and that the nation was going to reunite. In this short speech Lincoln asserts that the audience knows and is knowledgeable about the war, which shows that the Americans know the war was just by using juxtaposition. Lincoln addresses his opinion towards the war, and makes it clear by utilizing biblical allusion, creating a basis of mutual agreement between the North and the South.

On Saturday March 4th, 1865 president Abraham Lincoln, one month before the end of the Civil War, contemplates the effects of the Civil War and his vision for the future of the nation, through a series of rhetorical analysis rooting in logic. This being President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Speech, the audience was expecting a lengthy speech on slavery, politics, and state rights. In return, they got a speech rooted in logic. War was “dreaded by all” and both parties “deprecated war.” The south wanted to “make war” instead of letting the “nation survive,” as the North wanted to “accept war” rather than “perish” it.

“One nation under God, indivisible” (Bellamy) is a motto that is lived by Americans every single day. Americans are a united force that can not be broken apart and will do anything for other fellow Americans. From the use of heart wrenching pathos in Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address and The Quilt of a Country: Out of Many, One? by Anna Quindlen to the immaculate lighting in the beautifully famous painting George Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, we can see that American people will always unite and stick as one. Americans will stick together after a horrendous event has occurred or when there is beauty to rejoice about.

"Don't bite off more than you can chew." People's greed increases and so does jealousy in asking for more. More can be good or bad, depending on the effect of the surroundings. Lincoln's second inaugural speech directs towards after the Civil War. Although appealing with delight of the outcome of the war, it provoked a party, known as the Southerners. Lincoln uses biblical allusions and euphemisms to achieve his purpose for the nations to be kept in unity.

On March 4, 1865, four long years after the onset of the Civil War, United States President Abraham Lincoln presented his consolidating Second Inaugural Address with “high hope for the future.” His ideas for progression metamorphosed from “saving the Union without war,” in his First Inaugural Address, to salvaging what remained of the ruptured relationship between the North and South in his Second Inaugural Address and mending the wounds suffered by both. The president achieved his intent by using cogent parallelism paired with elaborate allusions to reveal that both the North and the South possess corresponding traits, and descriptive diction to ekove more than emotions in his audience.

The Civil War was a period of racial injustice and a time of great loss for the people of America. During Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, he creates a moral framework for peace and reconciliation with the use of many rhetorical strategies. With a sincere but reflective tone, Abraham Lincoln highlights the reality of the troubled nation and the solution to all of the problems, which is unity. Lincoln repeats strong phrases to enhance the theme, references to a holy figure, and creates simple, yet structured ideas to achieve his purpose of reuniting the broken nation.

Brooks concludes his article by setting an example of how to establish a unifying “national narrative,” a common purpose of the American people. In his example, he alludes to Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, referencing the president’s vision of “[setting] the course for mutual forgiveness, not the cheap forgiveness that carries no weight but the kind that contains all the stages of proper rigorous forgiveness: mercy, judgment, confession, penitence, reconciliation and re-trust.” Much like Lincoln, Brooks strives to put a halt to the conflict of disunity through “mutual forgiveness,” urging both sides to be held accountable for their actions and show a shared sense of humility. During Lincoln’s time— similar to that of today’s society—

In cessation, based on background information and documents from Charles Sumner, an excerpt from the Enquirer, and an excerpt from Lincoln's First Inaugural

In Abraham Lincoln Inauguration speech he talks about how he promised he would not interfere with the institution of slavery where it existed. Lincoln said this because he didn’t want to cause war with the South and he did not want slavery to spread to the West. Lincoln Inauguration was mostly about him negotiating his policies with the government and other countries. Lincoln was mostly trying to negotiate with the South because the South wanted to secede, so Lincoln had to work things out with the South so the Union could stay together.

The persuasion scenario our group choose to observe is the events that happen in United States of America in 19th century. It’s the President Abraham Lincoln famous Gettysburg address. One of the main points for Lincoln when he giving this speech is to persuade both union and confederate (two different sides during the civil war) citizens to come join together to create the new equal and justice United States. This persuasion speech made me known why many people saw him as the great man. He did not antagonize, nor did he show disrespect to the dead, even those who fought for the Confederacy (who is oppose to Lincoln administration). He treated them all as people of one country, and honored them all equally. Lincoln’s respect for every man

The American Civil War started in April of 1861 and Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United States at the time. The Civil War started with conflicts between the Confederates and the Union. The difference between the North and the South, the South had slavery and the North did not, which caused a conflict in congress because the Southerners wanted to expand slavery, mostly due to the invention of the Cotton Gin, which allowed cotton to be profitable. Not only did this conflict lead to the civil war, but also the Missouri compromise was a major factor because the North did not want the South to have more power over them, so a war between powers breaks out. The Northerners win, Abraham Lincoln wins, abolitionists win, America wins, they all won, and now Abraham Lincoln discusses his plans he has for the future after the detrimental effects of the civil war. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States of America was a major face of the civil war, candidly talks about the effects of the civil war and his plan for the United States’ future by reaching out to the American people to unify and give hope to the nation.