Abraham Lincoln Philosophy on slavery

Before Civil war, Lincoln aired most of his thoughts against slavery. He said before the civil war that slavery was unjust but he was not very sure of what to do to end slavery. He first supported the notion that slaves should be first released and freed and later encouraged to leave outside the United States. In a nutshell, Lincoln was naturally anti-slavery.

Robert Lee’s feelings on slavery

Lee saw slavery as property that he himself owned as well as the labor provided by slaves. In his views, we cannot say that Lee was not worse than any executive who lived at that time; he was basically reflecting the values of the community in which he was living in. His view on slavery was not better than anyone else. Lee felt he owned the slaves and thought slaves should be captive to work for them in their estates making the profitable.

Mississippi impact on slavery

The Delta was popularly referred to the poorest area and state in Ancient day America. Very many slaves were transported to work in the cotton industry which made the industry extremely profitable and the Mississippi region begun to gain popularity (Ferris 2009). In a nutshell, Delta cotton industry had major economic and financial impact in the area with the help of slaves.

Jefferson and Alexander feelings on slavery

Alexander Stevens vehemently supported slavery and vowed to stay committed to preserving the union of slaves. Stephens redoubled his efforts against anyone who was not in support of slavery and pronounced his stand in supporting the institution of slavery encouraging others to meet and discuss how to preserve slave unions (Morgan 2017). While Stevens was a great supporter of slavery and had the personality to sustain slavery, Jefferson Davis also believed in the importance of the institution of slavery but unfortunately did not have the personality to sustain slave unions and slavery at large. Because of the lack of personality to sustain slavery, Jefferson opposed Davis decision to sustain slavery with an aim of asking unions to meet and agree on independence of slaves.