Lincolns struggles in the 13th Amendment

Lincoln faced many obstacles during his presidency while trying to pass the 13th amendment. He faced racism from the people  in the house and resistance from his own cabinet. His cabinet, along with the other people were terrified of abolishing slavery because they believed  Africans would have to much privileges. This amendment would give them the right to vote, own property, hold a job in office, rank higher in the military, and most importantly, steal the white peoples careers. Lincoln was doing all in his power to pass this amendment, honest Abe was not quite living up to his name. He lied by promising politicians jobs if they voted to pass the amendment. Another lie he told was that there was no peace commissioner left in the south to cancel this amendment, while there was a commissioner present in Richmond.
 Lincoln's strategies to get this amendment passed were extremely risky. He could have been impeached  due the bribery and lies said to politicians. Lincoln knew this would end the war at hand so he was trying even harder to pas this amendment. Lincoln was aiming for change, because he realized the emancipation proclamation could have been canceled due to no change in the constitution.