hopes to induce Border States to emancipate voluntarily, [19];
sends special message urging gradual emancipation, [20]-[22];
practically warns Border State men, [22];
denounced by both sides, [22], [23];
tries in vain to persuade Border State representatives, [24]-[26];
his plans repudiated, [26], [27];
repeats appeal in proclamation, [27], [28];
his scheme impracticable, but magnanimous, [28], [29];
sees future better than others, [29];
refrains from filling vacancies on Supreme Bench with Northern men, [30];