The Lost Cause of the North by James Huston - Book Report/Review Example

Due to the depiction of Robert E. Lee who was courtly mannered, and elegant war maneuvers, the heroism of southern soldiers, roughness of the Yankees are the chief causes of the battle. This led to the battle between the Southerners and the southerners, which was constitutionally warring over the principles of the government. Lincoln as the President of the United States was against secession and advocated for majority rule, which dependent on majority voting. Lincoln later advocated for democracy that protects itself from internal enemies.

He also went ahead to advocate for the people’s rights. Therefore, secession was illegalized in the country. The constitution was amended so as to allow majority voting and electing one to the federal government. This idea was accepted by the Southerners, but the Northerners rejected demanding life without rules. Therefore, war emerged between the two regions where the Northerners lost but failed to admit the defeat by the Southerners.In conclusion, the second inauguration of Lincoln left the ideology of free labor and abolitionism.

The country bought the citizens into forgiveness of what happened. Racially discrimination finds no way and slavery’s fate central to the fate of the country. At last, the Republicans who were whites confronted that racial slavery had on the country’s history and the fortune of the union.