[190] New York Times, February 1, 1856.
[191] Report of Committee on Territories, U.S. Senate, March 12, 1856.
[192] New York Independent, May 1, 1856, Letters from Washington.
[193] James F. Rhodes, History of the United States, Vol. 2, p. 130.
[194] New York Times, April 9, 1856.
[195] F.W. Seward, Life of W.H. Seward, Vol. 2, p. 270.
[196] Statement of William H. Seward, Jr., to the Author.
[197] This speech was made on June 24, 1856.
[198] Gideon Welles, Lincoln and Seward, p. 23. "I am sorry to hear the remark," said the late Chief Justice Chase, "for while I would strain a point to oblige Mr. Seward, I feel under no obligations to do anything for the special benefit of Mr. Weed. The two are not and never can be one to me."—Ibid., p. 23.
[199] F.W. Seward, Life of W.H. Seward, Vol. 2, p. 270.