in Lincoln's cabinet, i. 234;
wishes to relieve Sumter, 245, 246;
at council of war, 324;
favors McClellan's plan of war, 330;
visits Missouri to investigate Fremont, 350;
arrested by Fremont, 350;
warns Lincoln that emancipation proclamation will lose fall elections, ii. [123];
hated by radicals, [287];
his dismissal urged, [287];
upheld by Lincoln, [288];