How did Lincoln鈥檚 view differ from the radicals of his party?

How did Lincoln鈥檚 view differ from the radicals of his party?|||The radicals in the Republican party were abolitionists. They wanted to abolish slavery right away. Although it is clear from his writings and debates with Stephen Douglas that he was also opposed to slavery, Lincoln wanted first to preserve the union. He knew that the South's economic system was based on slavery. If he ended slavery as president the South would rebel. So he was mostly concerned with preventing the spread of slavery to the new territories in the West. Soon after he was elected president, South Carolina seceded from the Union anyway. Other Southern states soon followed. When he issued his Emancipation Proclamation after Antietem, it proclamed the slaves in the Confederacy free. It wasn't intended to free the slaves in the border states (Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri %26amp; Delaware). He was afraid that the border states would also secede from the Union and join the Confederacy. This could have prolonged the Civil War a few more years. I hope that this has been a help to you.|||It would have been nice if the "asker" had given me a "Best Answer" instead of just leaving it up to the voters. Especially since I was the only person who bothered to answer her question. It was most likely a homework assignment. Not even a thank you.

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