in debate on Compromise, i. [90];
candidate for Republican nomination in 1860, [167], [169], [170];
secretary of treasury, [234];
objected to by Pennsylvania protectionists, [236];
wishes to reinforce Sumter, [245], [246];
dislikes subordination to Lincoln, [275], [276];
wishes McClellan to advance, [324];
asks him his plans and is snubbed, [325];
favors Lincoln's plan of campaign, [330];
on ease of a victory, [341];