Impression made by Inaugural Address
Oath of Office Administered
The Call of the New York Delegation on the President
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CHAPTER IV.
GLOOMY FOREBODINGS OF COMING CONFLICT.
Geographical Lines distinctly drawn
Behavior of the 36th Congress
Letter of Hon. Joseph Holt on the "Impending Tragedy"
South Carolina formally adopts the Ordinance of Secession
Southern Men's Opinion of Slavery
Mr. Lincoln imagines Himself in the Place of the Slave-Holder
Judge J. S. Black on Slavery as regarded by the Southern Man
Emancipation a Question of Figures as well as Feeling
Mission to Charleston
"Bring back a Palmetto, if you can't bring Good News"
Why General Stephen A. Hurlbut went to Charleston
Visit to Mr. James L. Pettigrew—Peaceable Secession or War Inevitable
"A great Goliath from the North"—"A Yankee Lincoln-Hireling"
Initiated into the great "Unpleasantness"
Interview with Governor Pickens—No Way out of Existing Difficulties but to fight out
Passes written by Governor Pickens
Interview with Major Anderson
Rope strong enough to hang a Lincoln-Hireling
Timely Presence of Hon. Lawrence Keith
Extremes of Southern Character exemplified
Interview with the Postmaster of Charleston
Experience of General Hurlbut in Charleston
CHAPTER V.
HIS SIMPLICITY.
The Ease with which Mr. Lincoln could be reached
Visit of a Committee from Missouri
A Missouri "Orphan" in Trouble
Protection Paper for Betsy Ann Dougherty
Case of Young Man convicted of Sleeping at his Post
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Reprieve given to a Man whom a "little Hanging would not hurt"
An Appeal for Mercy that failed
An Appeal for the Release of a Church in Alexandria
"Reason" why Sentence of Death should not be passed upon a Parricide
The Tennessee Rebel Prisoner who was Religious
The Lord on our Side or We on the Side of the Lord
Clergymen at the White House
Number of Rebels in the Field
Mr. Lincoln dismisses Committee of Fault-Finding Clergymen
Mistaken Identity and the Sequel
Desire to be like as well as of and for the People
Hat Reform
Mr. Lincoln and his Gloves
Bearing a Title should not injure the Austrian Count
CHAPTER VI.
HIS TENDERNESS.
Mr. Lincoln's Tenderness toward Animals
Mr. Lincoln refuses to sign Death Warrants for Deserters—Kind Words better than
Cold Lead
How Mr. Lincoln shared the Sufferings of the Wounded Soldiers
Letters of Condolence
CHAPTER VII.
DREAMS AND PRESENTIMENTS.
Superstition—A Rent in the Veil which hides from Mortal View what the Future holds
The Day of Mr. Lincoln's Renomination at Baltimore
Double Image in Looking-Glass—Premonition of Impending Doom
Mr. Lincoln relates a Dream which he had a Few Days before his Assassination
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A Dream that always portended an Event of National Importance
Mr. Lincoln's Last Drive
Mr. Lincoln's Philosophy concerning Presentiments and Dreams
CHAPTER VIII.
THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF HIS CHARACTER.
Mr. Lincoln calls himself "Only a Retail Story-Dealer"
The Purpose of Mr. Lincoln's Stories
Mr. Lincoln shocks the Public Printer
A General who had formed an Intimate Acquaintance with himself
Charles I. held up as a Model for Mr. Lincoln's Guidance in Dealing with Insurgents—Had
no Head to Spare
Question of whether Slaves would starve if Emancipated
Mr. Lincoln expresses his Opinion of Rebel Leaders to Confederate
Commissioners at the Peace Conference
Impression made upon Mr. Lincoln by Alex. H. Stephens
Heading a Barrel
A Fight, its Serious Outcome, and Mr. Lincoln's Kindly View of the Affair
Not always easy for Presidents to have Special Trains furnished them
Mr. Lincoln's Reason for not being in a Hurry to Catch the Train
"Something must be done in the Interest of the Dutch"
San Domingo Affair
Cabinet had shrunk up North
Ill Health of Candidates for the Position of Commissioner of the Sandwich Islands
Encouragement to Young Lawyer who lost his Case
Settle the Difficulty without Reference to Who commenced the Fuss
"Doubts about the Abutment on the Other Side"
Mr. Anthony J. Bleeker tells his Experience in Applying for a Position—Believed in
Punishment after Death
Mr. Lincoln points out a Marked Trait in one of the Northern Governors
"Ploughed around him"
Revenge on Enemy
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CHAPTER IX.
THE ANTIETAM EPISODE.—LINCOLN'S LOVE OF SONG.
If a Cause of Action is Good it needs no Vindication
Letter from A. J. Perkins
Mr. Lincoln's Own Statement of the Antietam Affair
One "Little Sad Song"
Well Timed Rudeness of Kind Intent
Favorite Songs
Adam and Eve's Wedding Day
Favorite Poem: "O Why Should the Spirit of Mortal be Proud?"
CHAPTER X.
HIS LOVE OF CHILDREN.
The Incident which led Mr. Lincoln to wear a Beard
The Knife that fairly belonged to Mr. Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln is introduced to the Painter of his "Beautiful Portrait"
Death of Mr. Lincoln's Favorite Child
Measures taken to break the Force of Mr. Lincoln's Grief
The Invasion of Tad's Theatre
Tad introduces some Kentucky Gentlemen
CHAPTER XI.
THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE GETTYSBURG SPEECH.
The Gettysburg Speech
A Modesty which scorned Eulogy for Achievements not his Own
Mr. Lincoln's Regret that he had not prepared the Gettysburg Speech with Greater Care
Mr. Everett's and Secretary Seward's Opinion of the Speech
The Reported Opinion of Mr. Everett
Had unconsciously risen to a Height above the Cultured Thought of the Period
Intrinsic Excellence of the Speech first discovered by European Journals
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How the News of Mr. Lincoln's Death was received by Other Nations
Origin of Phrase "Government of the People, by the People, and for the People"
CHAPTER XII.
HIS UNSWERVING FIDELITY TO PURPOSE.
An Intrigue to appoint a Dictator
"Power, Plunder, and Extended Rule"
Feared Nothing except to commit an Involuntary Wrong
President of One Part of a Divided Country—Not a Bed of Roses
Mr. Lincoln asserts himself
Demands for General Grant's Removal
Distance from the White House to the Capitol
Stoical Firmness of Mr. Lincoln in standing by General Grant
Letter from Mr. Lincoln to General Grant
The Only Occasion of a Misunderstanding between the President and General Grant
Special Order Relative to Trade-Permits
Extract from Wendell Phillips's Speech
Willing to abide the Decision of Time
Unworthy Ambition of Politicians and the Jealousies in the Army
Resignation of General Burnside—Appointment of Successor
War conducted at the Dictation of Political Bureaucracy
Letter to General Hooker
Mr. Lincoln's Treatment of the Subject of Dictatorship
Symphony of Bull-Frogs
"A Little More Light and a Little Less Noise"
CHAPTER XIII.
HIS TRUE RELATIONS WITH McCLELLAN.
Mr. Lincoln not a Creature of Circumstances
Subordination of High Officials to Mr. Lincoln
The Condition of the Army at Beginning and Close of General McClellan's
Command
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Mr. Lincoln wanted to "borrow" the Army if General McClellan did not want to use it
Mr. Lincoln's Opinion of General McClellan. A Protest denouncing the Conduct of
McClellan
Mr. Lincoln alone Responsible to the Country for General McClellan's Appointment
as Commander of the Forces at Washington
Confidential Relationship between Francis P. Blair and Mr. Lincoln
Mr. Blair's Message to General McClellan
General McClellan repudiates the Obvious Meaning of the Democratic Platform
Mr. Lincoln hopes to be "Dumped on the Right Side of the Stream"
Last Appeal to General McClellan's Patriotism
Proposition Declined
CHAPTER XIV.
HIS MAGNANIMITY.
Public Offices in no Sense a Fund upon which to draw for the Payment of Private
Accounts
Busy letting Rooms while the House was on Fire
Peremptory Order to General Meade
Conditions of Proposition to renounce all Claims to Presidency and throw Entire
Influence in Behalf of Horatio Seymour
Mr. Thurlow Weed to effect Negotiation
Mr. Lincoln deterred from making the Magnanimous Self-Sacrifice
How Mr. Lincoln thought the Currency was made
Mr. Chase explains the System of Checks—The President impressed with Danger
fr