Almost all compounds that consist mainly of carbon can be considered organic, the exception being carbides, carbonates, oxides and cyanides, which are excluded for historical reasons.Compounds classified as organic can be further subdivided into specific classes based on their structures and side groups.
When Lincoln accepted the nomination for the Union party for President in June, 1864, he called for the first time for the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to abolish slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
sweetie is correct in her answer. lincoln did not want to come right out and abolish slavery. it was a state issue not a federal one. while he was opposed to the idea and the practice, he felt that the states where it was legal, the states themselves should be the ones to abolish it, not washington. thumbs up to sweetie.