The Life of William H. Seward, Volume 2

¹ Dip 12 Seward Adams administration affairs American antislavery April believed belligerent blockade Britain British government Cabinet cause civil commissioners Confederacy Confederate confidence Congress constitutional contraband convention cotton Crittenden compromise Dayton December declaration declaration of Paris Department despatch diplomatic enemies England Europe European expected expressed fact favor federacy Federal foreign Fort Lafayette Fort Pickens Fort Sumter Fort Warren France French friends Globe hostile January Jefferson Davis letter Lincoln Lord Lyons March ment Mexico military Minister Morrill tariff Napoleon nations neutral Nicolay and Hay North officers opinion party peace persons Pickens political ports President proclamation proposition question recognition regard replied Republicans Russell Scott secession secessionists Secretary seemed Senate sent sentiment Seward MSS Seward wrote ships slave slavery Slidell soon South southern speech Sumter thought Thouvenel tion Toombs treaty Trent affair troops Union United vessel Virginia Washington Weed Whig York