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;
discouraged by McClellan's illness, consults McDowell and Franklin, 323, 324;