of his desire to secure free Mississippi navigation, 322;
of his opposition to war as a danger to Union, 323;
his anger at accusation of foreign subservience, 323;
continually asserts necessity for independent American policy, 324, 325;
opposes foreign educational influences, 325, 326;
favors foundation of a national university, 326;
breadth and strength of his national feeling, 327;
absence of boastfulness about country, 328;
faith in it, 328;
charge that he was merely a figure-head, 329;