candidate for Republican nomination in 1860, 167, 169, 170;
secretary of treasury, 234;
objected to by Pennsylvania protectionists, 236;
wishes to reinforce Sumter, 245, 246;
dislikes subordination to Lincoln, 275, 276;
wishes McClellan to advance, 324;
asks him his plans and is snubbed, 325;
favors Lincoln's plan of campaign, 330;
on ease of a victory, 341;
considers Lincoln inefficient, ii. [104];