in Mexican war, i. [75];
supported by Lincoln for President, [93];
suggests division of country into four parts, [191];
his help expected by Secessionists, [207];
advises reinforcement of Southern garrisons, [207];
threatens Southerners with violence, [208];
warns Lincoln of plot to murder, [213];
his military preparations, [219], [220];
thinks Sumter must be abandoned, [244], [245];
assembles troops at Washington, [255];