preliminary declaration of, after battle of Antietam, 116, 117;

not influenced by Altoona conference, 117, 118;

its effect upon North, 119-121;

urged again, with compensation, by Lincoln, 126-129;

repudiated by Missouri, 129, 130;

final proclamation of, issued, 130;

condemned by rulers of England, though approved by people, 132;

renewed scheme of Lincoln to gain, by compensation, 309, 310.

England,

ignorance of, in West, i. [368];