snook (plural snooks) 1  A freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes, especially Centropomus undecimalis, the common snook. 2  Any of various other fishes. See snook on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .
The reason why the Emancipation Proclamation was written was because Lincoln believed slavery was wrong. One of the questions often asked is why it only covered those of the rebelling states. The reason involved legalities. He did not have the authority to issue such a decree on states that were not seceeding.
The Emancipation Proclamation denounced slavery, and used the emancipation of slaves as the point of contention to bring the Civil War to an end. President Abraham Lincoln, issued executive orders to control rebellious southern states, and to bring them back into the Union.braham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is remembered for the role he played in the emancipation of slaves. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862.