In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war... You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the Government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. Abraham Lincoln-First Inaugural Address Based on the excerpt above, what warning is Abraham Lincoln issuing to southern states? (A. He would act to end slavery B. He would act to keep the south dependent on the north He would act to keep the Union in tact D. He would act to protect free trade on the seas​