Lincoln rejected Major General John C. Frémont's August 1861 emancipation attempt, as well as one by Major General David Hunter in May 1862, on the grounds that it was not within their power and might upset loyal border states enough for them to secede.
lˈɪŋkən ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd mˈeɪdʒɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dʒˈɑːn sˈiː. fɹˈeɪmɔnts ˈɔːɡəst wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ɪmˌænsɪpˈeɪʃən ɐtˈɛmpt, æz wˈɛl æz wˈʌn baɪ mˈeɪdʒɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dˈeɪvɪd hˈʌntɚɹ ɪn mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ðˌɐɾɪt wʌz nˌɑːt wɪðˌɪn ðɛɹ pˈaʊɚ ænd mˌaɪt ʌpsˈɛt lˈɔɪəl bˈoːɹdɚ stˈeɪts ɪnˈʌf fɔːɹ ðˌɛm tə sɛsˈiːd.