Whatever the union army ventures, part of their job , now, it's to protect the freedom of the former slaves . so it makes abolition and aim of the civil war .which it had not been up to the issuing of the proclamation .
When someone has everything they want there is always something else they find they “need”, the human race is never satisfied.
What he said implied exactly what he said. He would have absolutely nothing without Gabriel.
A reader might feel like they can relate to the situation that the writer is going through. They understand and therefor can relate emotionally to the situation.