rejects offer of French mediation, [173];
denounced by radicals, [176];
plan to force his resignation, [176];
offers resignation, [177];
withdraws it at Lincoln's request, [178];
on Copperhead societies, [182];
denounced by Chandler, [213];
on bad terms with Blair, [287];
his remarks used against Lincoln, [290];
sent by Lincoln to confer with Confederate peace commission, his instructions, [306];