Anti-war Democrats (called "Copperheads") despised Lincoln, and some irreconcilable pro-Confederate elements went so far as to plot his assassination.
ˈæntaɪwˈɔːɹ dˈɛməkɹˌæts kˈɔːld "kˈɑːpɚhˌɛdz"dᵻspˈaɪzd lˈɪŋkən, ænd sˌʌm ɪɹˈɛkənsˌaɪləbəl pɹˈoʊkənfˈɛdɚɹət ˈɛlɪmənts wɛnt sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz tə plˈɑːt hɪz ɐsˌæsᵻnˈeɪʃən.