In his 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln declares that all United States slaves are now free and that both the government and the military will defend their freedom. Additionally, he claims states that do not comply will be recognized as "in rebellion against the United States". Lincoln appeals to ethos by noting his authority: he is both the United States President and the military's Commandeer-in-Chief. He further asserts the slaves freedom by mentioning that all states that are not deemed rebellious by the government must provide fair wages (exemplifying a push for equal rights). To provide one such job oppurtunity and to gain a greater military support for war, Lincoln makes it known that he could easily find a job for a freed slave in his military.Lincoln conlucdes that he has "fixed" America by moving it in this Constitutionally appropriate direction.
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