Nirvana, escape from this plane of existance
The correct answer is slavery
Slavery, is the social practice in which a human being acquires property rights over another called a slave, to whom this condition is imposed by force.
In some societies, since the most distant times, slaves were legitimately defined as a product. Prices changed according to physical conditions, professional skills, sex, age, origin and destination.
When we speak of slavery, it is difficult not to think of the Europeans who overcrowded the holds of their ships of men brought from Africa regardless of their wills and who were put up for sale in an inhuman and cruel manner throughout America.
It was common for people to run for public office in order to get rich.
By sailing the straight across the Atlantic ocean
The answer is: Lincoln claimed to defend the Union and attempted to convince the South that the secession was illegal and impossible.
Lincoln gained massive popularity on the northern states because he advocated for the establishment of slavery, and the south was threatening secession because they relied heavily on slavery as the major workforce that sustain their economy.
Lincoln realized that if the southern states manage to secede from united states, The republican party would receive the largest amount of blame for the separation, and their chance to free the slaves in southern states were gone. Because of this, he swore an oath to defend the union and prevent the south from seceding in his inaugural address.