Mineral rights owners usually exercise their rights to extract oil and natural gas. If you own real estate, you need to understand the concept of mineral rights and how their ownership can impact your property. The website Geology notes that the United States is one of few countries that allow private individuals to own minerals rights.
In September 1862, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in areas that were still in rebellion against the Union. This measure opened the issue of what to do about slavery in border states that had not seceded or in areas that had been captured by the Union before the proclamation. In 1864, an amendment abolishing slavery passed the U.S. Senate but died in the House as Democrats rallied in the name of statesâ rights.
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.