agrees to McClellan's peninsular campaign, [33];

still worried over safety of capital, [33];

neglects to demand any specific force to protect it, [33], [34];

forced to detach troops from McClellan to reinforce Fremont, [35];

nearly orders McClellan to attack, [37];

his plan better than McClellan's, [38];

orders McDowell to return to Washington, [39];

alarmed at condition of defenses of capital, [40];

question of his error in retaining McDowell, [41]-[43];

shows apparent vacillation, [42], [43];