which statement best describes President Lincoln's views of the reconstruction of the South following the civil war

The answer is "With malice towards none, with charity for all".

Explanation:

The statement "With Malice Toward None, With Charity For All" by Abraham Lincoln means that he did not want the Southern part of the country to suffer the events of the Civil War.

He wanted a reconstruction that is painless and slow in order to bring back peacefully the southern states into the country

"With malice towards none, with charity for all."