denies plot to seize Washington, 209;
letter of Lincoln to, 210, 211;
wishes to treat for peace with Lincoln, ii. [152];
his attempt foiled by Lincoln, [153];
admits desire to place Lincoln in false position, [153];
nominated by Davis on peace commission, [305].
Stevens, Thaddeus,
leader of House in 1861, i. 297;
denounces Lincoln's emancipation scheme, ii. [22];
considers Constitution destroyed, [109];