denounced by radicals, 234, 235;
defends his course, 236, 237;
his conference with Sherman, Grant, and Porter, 237;
wishes to let Davis escape, 238;
his authority appealed to by Sherman later, 240, 241;
question of practicability of his plan, 242;
its generosity and humanity, 243, 244.
Reëlection.
Opposition to his reëlection in Republican party, 245, 246;
exasperates Congressmen by his independence, 246, 247;