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.
Lincoln was morally opposed to slavery and politically opposed to any expansion of it. On October 16, 1854, in his  Peoria Speech , Lincoln declared his opposition to slavery, which he repeated in his route to presidency.
Slavery was outlawed in the United States in stages: Many northern states outlawed it (mostly by adopting gradual emancipation laws), some as early as the 1780s In 1862 Cong â¦ ress passed & Lincoln signed legislation ending slavery in the District of Columbia (and providing for federal financial remuneration to slave owners) The Emancipation Proclamation (not legislation, but an Executive order by Lincoln), first announced on Sept 22, 1862, and finally put into effect beginning January 1 ...