Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus. Lincoln was concerned about keeping Maryland, a slave state located near the nation;s capital, n the union, so he suspended the writ of habeas corpus, an action that brought widespread criticism.
<span>They felt as if they were living the "American Dream." </span>They took satisfaction in their supposed racial <span>superiority, which would be gone if the slaves were released; many of the poorer whites were not economically much better off. </span>