ᎾᎿ 4 ᎠᎾᏱᎵᏒ 1861, ᎡᏆᎭᎻ Lincoln ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ sworn ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ. ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎤᏤᎵ inaugural ᎾᎿ ᎨᏒ ᏩᏎᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ argued Ꮎ ᎯᎠ ᎦᎫᏍᏛᏗ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎧᎵᏬᎯ ᏗᏌᏊ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ ᎬᎾᏬᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎬᏱᎨᏍᏙᏗ ᏚᏓᏡᎬ Confederation ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏰᎵᏒ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᏗᏌᏊ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ, Ꮎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ binding ᏓᏓᏁᏤᎸ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏯᏅᎲ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬᎫ secession ""legally void"". ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏃᎮᎸᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏰᎲ Ꮭ ᎢᏰᎵᏍᏗ invade ᎤᎦᎾᏭ ᎢᏗᏢ ᎧᏃᎮᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏯᏓᎢᏗᏏ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎦᏌᏙᏯᏍᏗ ᎢᎦᏘᎭ ᎢᎬᏁᏗ possession ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᏂᎬᎿᏅ. ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᎵᏣᏙᏗ ᎤᏍᏚᏅᎩ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎠᏖᏲᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ restoration ᎯᎠ ᏗᏚᎳᏙ ᏗᏌᏊ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ.