Which summary of lines 27-32 in Lincoln's Address to the New Jersey General Assembly best maintains the meaning of the lines? Lincoln warns the representatives that if they do not show their support for him, they will most likely face war and its inevitable casualties. Lincoln hopes for the support of the representatives, despite their previous disagreements, should the nation's situation grow dire and firm measures be required. Lincoln requests that the representatives trust his decisions now, so that he may prove to them that he is worthy of reelection should the war go in their favor. Lincoln acknowledges that he only deserves the support of the representatives if he is firm and does his duty and realizes that he will lose it if he ends up wrecking the ship of state .
