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CHAPTER XIII. THE MONTGOMERY CONFEDERACY
Withdrawals from Congress. The Montgomery Gath-
ering. The "Confederate States of America." Cobb,
Davis, and Stephens. "Equality of States." Missis-
sippi Declaration of Causes. Stephens's "Corner-
stone" Speech. Southern Rivalries. Jefferson Davis
and Abraham Lincoln Compared and Contrasted.
Davis's Double Attitude. The Confederate Cabinet.
Confederate Measures.
CHAPTER XIV. FAILURE OF COMPROMISE
The House Committee of Thirty-Three. Propositions
of Compromise. Corwin's Letter to Lincoln. The
Senate Committee of Thirteen. Toombs's Plan.
Jefferson Davis's Plan. Crittenden's Plan. Douglas's
Plan. Seward's Plan. Bigler's Plan. Rice's Plan.
Crittenden's Senate Propositions. Senator Clark's
Amendment. The Peace Convention
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CHAPTER XV. THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Corwin's Constitutional Amendment. Mr. Lincoln's
Comment. Recommendations of the Committee of
Five. The Treasury Condition. Cobb's Financial
Management. Secretary Philip F. Thomas. The Pub-
lic Credit. The Morrill Tariff. Bonds and Treasury
Notes.
CHAPTER XVI. THE PRESIDENT-ELECT
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Lincoln at Home. Views on Secession. News from
Fort Moultrie. General Scott's Correspondence with
Lincoln. News from Washington. Thurlow Weed
and Horace Greeley. Lincoln's Letter to Kellogg.
Lincoln's Letter to Seward. Seward and the Com-
mittee of Thirteen. The Crisis at the Capital . . 245
CHAPTER XVII. STEPHENS'S SPEECH
Speech-making at Milledgeville. Toombs's Speech.
Stephens's Speech. His Conditional Unionism. The
Georgia Platform. The Lincoln-Stephens Correspond-
A Conflict of Opinion
ence.
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CHAPTER XVIII. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Lincoln's Confidential Replies. Letter to Speer. Letter
to Prentice. Letter to Paschal. Interview with a
New Englander. Letter to Raymond. Letter to Gil-
mer. Letter to Duff Green. Letter to Trumbull.
Letter to J. T. Hale
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CHAPTER XIX. SPRINGFIELD TO WASHINGTON
Departure from Springfield. The Presidential Party.
Lincoln's Farewell Address. The Journey to Washing-
ton. Addresses at Indianapolis. Address at Columbus.
Address at Steubenville. Addresses at Trenton.
dress in Independence Hall. Address at Harrisburg. 289
Ad-
CHAPTER XX. LINCOLN'S SECRET NIGHT JOURNEY
Protection to Railroads. Reports of Detectives. Bal-
timore Secessionists. The President in Philadelphia.
Incidents of the Journey. Seward's Letter to Lincoln.
Colonel Stone's Report. Observations of the New
York Police. The Conference at Harrisburg.
Night Journey. Arrival in Washington .
CHAPTER XXI. LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION
The
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Calls on the President-Elect. Conference with Party
Leaders. Preparation of the Inaugural Address. Mr.
Seward's Amendments. The Closing Paragraph. Pre-
cautions for the Inauguration. The Procession to the
Capitol. The Group on the Portico. The Inaugural
Address. Changes Suggested and Adopted. The
Presidential Oath
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CHAPTER XXII. LINCOLN'S CABINET
Election Evening. An Editorial Question. Seward
Accepts the State Department. The Choice of Bates
and Smith. Letter to Schuyler Colfax. The Cameron
Incidents. Conference with Chase. The South in the
Cabinet. The Blair-Davis Contest. Seward Declines
and Reconsiders. The Cabinet Nominated and Con-
firmed
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CHAPTER XXIII. THE QUESTION OF SUMTER
Report from Anderson. Questions to General Scott.
The First Cabinet Meeting. Scott Recommends the
Evacuation of Sumter. The Plan of Captain Fox.
Lincoln's Question to the Cabinet. The Cabinet Re-
plies. Fox's Visit to Sumter. The Mission of Lamon
and Hurlbut. Mr. Petigru's Opinion. Scott Recom-
mends the Evacuation of Fort Pickens
CHAPTER XXIV. THE REBEL GAME
Beauregard Sent to Charleston. The Commissioners in
Washington. The Senate Debate. Rumors in the
Capital. Hunter's Interview with Seward. The Com-
missioners Refused an Interview. Their Formal Note.
Justice Campbell's Mediation. Seward's Prediction.
Campbell's Report to Jefferson Davis. Davis's
Acknowledgment of Campbell's Service. Toombs's
Letter to the Commissioners
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Governor Wise's Preparation for War. The Virginia
Vote. Wise's Speech. Governor Letcher's Message.
The Interstate Slave-Trade. Fort Monroe. The Vir-
ginia Convention. Baldwin's Interview with Lincoln. 415
CHAPTER XXVI. PREMIER OR PRESIDENT
Cabinet Opinions of March 29. A Change of Vote.
Captain Fox Prepares an Expedition for Sumter. Cap-
tain Meigs Prepares an Expedition for Fort Pickens.
The Orders for the Powhatan. Seward and Welles.
The Situation During March. Secretary Seward's
Memorandum. President Lincoln's Reply.
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