. The era of the Civil War, 1848-1870 . won more golden opinions. Those, however, morethoroughly cognizant of his position on slavery found causefor impatience; they chafed at his persistence in pressing tillmidsummer the proposition for compensated emancipation andwere nettled at his reluctance, on account of certain objection-able emancipation provisions, over signing the second con-fiscation Meantime, the pressure upon Lincoln in favor of somegeneral emancipation scheme began to have its influence. Hismind was already at work on this most serious problem of the 15 Illinois State Regi
. The era of the Civil War, 1848-1870 . won more golden opinions. Those, however, morethoroughly cognizant of his position on slavery found causefor impatience; they chafed at his persistence in pressing tillmidsummer the proposition for compensated emancipation andwere nettled at his reluctance, on account of certain objection-able emancipation provisions, over signing the second con-fiscation Meantime, the pressure upon Lincoln in favor of somegeneral emancipation scheme began to have its influence. Hismind was already at work on this most serious problem of the 15 Illinois State Register, September n, 14, 21, December 15, 1861; OttawaFree Trader, January 25, 1861. 16 J. M. Sturtevant to Trumbull, December 28, 1861, John Russell toTrumbull, February 4, 1862, Trumbull manuscripts. 17 Joliet Signal, March n, 1862; Chicago Tribune, March 11, 1862; Writingsof Abraham Lincoln, 6:87-90, 94-99. He submitted his objections in the formof a proposed veto message which he had originally intended to submit to holdup this 1flr-&-^ls /z^^^-VWIa^C- [From photograph in possession of Mr. L. C. Handy, Washington, D. C] ABOLITIONISTS AND COPPERHEADS 295 war. Inclining more and more to the position recommendedby the radicals, he refused them the satisfaction of even ahint as to the new policy he was considering. He gave themno comfort when Governor Yates on July 11 formallyaddressed him to urge that sterner measures be used againstthe rebels. His reply to Greeleys plea for emancipation asthe prayer of twenty millions was a mere equivocal union-saving pronunciamento. When, as late as September 13, 1862,a delegation in behalf of a large meeting in Chicago presentedan address in favor of an emancipation proclamation, he repliedthat, while the subject lay very near his heart, a decision wasdifficult on account of the practical difficulties involved andon account of the uncertainty as to the value of such a coursewhen entered The desire of certain republicans to see s
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