He tried to convince the people that war was only going to make the southerners realize that the america needed to be united.
The southerners were for slavery, but Lincoln was not. Lincoln would try to abolish slavery.
Slavery should be abolished
The main reason that Southerners opposed the election of Abraham Lincoln was his opposition to the expansion of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln or the union urged southerners to reunite with them. Abraham Lincoln was the union president.
because southerners thought Abraham Lincoln was going to remove slavery
they hated abramn Lincoln
Lincoln would appoint republicans to important positions in the south
yes
take away slavery
die
President Lincoln.