on secession, [293]-[295];

appeals for ample means to end war, [296];

appoints McClellan to command Army of Potomac, [303];

avoids connection with Ball's Bluff affair, [309];

appoints McClellan to succeed Scott, [310];

sees that popular demand for action must be followed, [314];

puzzled by McClellan's refusal to move, [316];

forced to bear military responsibility, [318], [319];

his freedom from self-seeking, [320], [321];

urges McClellan to advance, [322], [323];