tour in New England, [155];

comprehensive nature of his speeches, [156], [157];

ignores disunion, [157];

by dwelling on wrong of slavery, makes disunion wrong, [159], [160];

slow to admit publicly a desire for presidency, [161];

enters field in 1859, [160];

nominated as candidate by Illinois Republican Convention, [162];

his managers at National Convention, [167];

yelled for by hired shouters, [168];

supposed to be more moderate than Seward, [168];