<span>Rutherford B. Hayes (the 19th american president) </span>
Lincoln made it very clear while he was running for the office of President that he did not want to disrupt slavery where it existed. His top priority was saving the union, and that meant waiting as long as possible to declare emancipation.
Answer: factions are bad for the government because these factions go against each other and put the entire government in turmoil
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