Lincoln wanted to unify the North and South of the country, to avoid secessions and internal disputes that would weaken the country.
We can arrive at this answer because:
This secession would be very negative for the government and the consequences it would provoke could be very dangerous for the freedom and independence of the country. For this reason, the unification of the regions was so important to Lincoln.
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