XIII THE WAR FOR THE UNION, 1861-1865
CHAPTER 37 THE RISING OF THE PEOPLES ,1861
380.Lincolns Inauguration
On March 4,1861, President Lincoln made his first inau - gural address . In it he declared :＂ The Union is much older than the Constitution ... No state upon its own motion can lawfully get out of the Union .. In view of the Constitution and the laws the Union is unbroken . I shall take care that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the states .＂ As to slavery , he had ＂ no purpose . to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists .＂ He even saw no objection to adopt an amendment of the Constitution to prohibit the Federal gov - ernment from interfering with slavery in the states . But he was resolved to preserve , pro - tect , and defend the Constitution of the United States .
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