He spent the next 100 days, between September 22 and January 1, preparing the army and the nation for emancipation, while Democrats rallied their voters by warning of the threat that freed slaves posed to northern whites.
hiː spˈɛnt ðə nˈɛkst wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd dˈeɪz, bᵻtwˌiːn sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti tˈuː ænd dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn, pɹɪpˈɛɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ænd ðə nˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ɪmˌænsɪpˈeɪʃən, wˌaɪl dˈɛməkɹˌæts ɹˈælid ðɛɹ vˈoʊɾɚz baɪ wˈɔːɹnɪŋ ʌvðə θɹˈɛt ðæt fɹˈiːd slˈeɪvz pˈoʊzd tə nˈɔːɹðɚn wˈaɪts.