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.
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.