He warns the American people to be suspicious of anyone who seeks to abandon the Union, to secede a portion of the country from the rest, or to weaken the bonds that hold together the constitutional union.
Federalists, led by Hamilton and Adams, wanted a powerful national government to push for aggressive economic development.
Republicans, led by Jefferson and Madison, wanted a small national government to leave the citizens mostly free of taxation or government interference.
I would have favored Federalists who wanted a powerful national government to push for aggressive economic development because if we look at China,they have a strong national government and have pushed for strong economic development.China has progressed very fast in the last 30 years or so. 100 million people have jumped from lower class to middle class and have started paying higher taxes.China has grown faster than any other country in the world and they have lot of surplus funds as they export their stuff to almost all the countries in the world.
The Proclamation only gave the Lincoln Administration the legal basis to free the slaves in the areas of the South that were still in rebellion on January 1, 1863. It effectively destroyed slavery as the Union armies advanced south and conquered the entire Confederacy.It must be remembered that many whites in the North also were sympathetic to slavery. Lincoln's proclamation was condemned by the South. It did not lead to a massive slave rebellion in the South, but they began to slowly escape from slavery in small groups.
