depression following Bull Run, [329]-[331];
unfaltering courage, [331];
relief in story-telling, [332]-[333];
depression relieved by humor, [333]-[336];
measuring up with Sumner, [336];
diplomacy in Mason and Slidell affair, [340]-[344];
in French invasion of Mexico, [345];
building the "Monitor," [346]-[347];
first annual message, [347]-[350];
reception at White House, [350];