The speech was primarily addressed to the people of the South .
The speech was primarily was intended to succinctly state Lincoln 's intended policies and desires toward that section , where seven states had seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America .
The speech was primarily addressed to the people of the South , and was intended to succinctly state Lincoln 's intended policies and desires toward that section , where seven states had seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America .