A Biography of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln inherited the greatest crisis of any president. He surpassed his expectations by preserving the republic and also abolished the barbarous institution of slavery forever. Perhaps one of the most active presidents due to his circumstances, Lincoln proved he had the intellectual, political, and moral responsibility to uphold the integrity of the United States President. Abraham Lincoln expanded the executive powers of the president in proportion to the crisis he faced. He exploited his power to transform his moral ideas into legislation. He outperformed his confederate counterpart, Jefferson Davis and always was conscience of the public eye. He was a well-balanced human being, and a president. Abraham Lincoln will always be one of America’s finest presidents. 
   
The election of 1860 reflected the increasingly bitter and sectional conflict between Northerners and Southerners. Lincoln emerged from a new political party, the Republicans. His party elected him because his only real competitor was William Seward, governor of New York and he was viewed as too radical on the issues of slavery. Lincoln personally condemned slavery but otherwise viewed the issue as states rights versus national rights. Lincoln was opposed to letting slavery expand but made it clear he had no intentions of interfering with slavery where it already existed. Lincoln emerged as President from a very split election. The Northern Democrats and Southern Democrats couldn’t compromise on a suitable candidate, thus Lincoln with only about 40% of the popular vote realizes he will be President soon.