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Mustered in by Jeff. Davis-That Settled his Hash-
Lincoln and Webster-The Mislaid Gripsack—
"Revenons à nos Moutons"-Bull Run Russell..... 217-231
XII.
TITIAN J. COFFEY,
UNITED STATES ASSISTANT ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
A Skunk Story-Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego-
A Mast-Fed Lawyer-The Master-Mind....
XIII.
REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER.
A. Dangerous Animal-"Is Thy Servant a Dog?"--
Every Way for Sunday-" You will Pass Bearer
through Lines"-"Come Along "-Broken and
Despondent-Somewhere to Blow Off....
233-246
247-253
XIV.
HON. WILLIAM D. KELLEY,
MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
"Pray, Governor, how tall may you be?"-Big Judge
Davis and Little Judge Davis-A Change of Opin-
ion-Shakespeare-A Startling Contingency-They
could not Appreciate Humor-Goldwin Smith's Im-
pressions.
255-291
XV.
HON. CASSIUS M. CLAY,
EX-MINISTER TO RUSSIA.
The Rectitude of Lincoln-Wit Wins the Case-An Ex-
cellent Listener-Cassius M. Clay Offered the War
Secretaryship-Hungry Harpies-Mercenary Camp
Followers-A Great Relief-Cassius M. Clay Saves
Washington-Talk about Emancipation-For Rea-
sons of State only-Unanswerable Logic-" Bless
the Lord"
.....
PAGES
293-306
XVI.
COL. ROBERT G. INGERSOLL.
Lincoln not a Type-A Unique Man without Ancestor
or Successor-A Profound Observer of Human Nat-
ure-Polishing Pebbles and Dimming Diamonds--
His Candor deceived the Deceitful-Greatest Stat-
ues need least Drapery-Lincoln the Liberator.... 307-314
XVII.
A. H. MARKLAND,
EX-THIRD-ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL.
Bombardment of Fort Sumter-Kentucky the Key to
the Situation-Beginning of Friendship for Grant—
Grant's Paducah Proclamation-God Bless Sher-
man and his Army-Lincoln's Inflexible Integrity.. 315-329
XVIII.
HON. SCHUYLER COLFAX,
EX-VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Mental Idiosyncrasies-That Awfully Wicked City of
Chicago-How he Hid his Sad Heart-A Cowardly
Pair of Legs-"Older than Methuselah "-One War
at a Time-" Lyons, Go Thou and do Likewise "-
Taking Down a Marquis-A Great Orator........ 331-349
XIX.
HON. DANIEL W. VOORHEES,
UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR INDIANA.
"No Hanging in this Case "-The President's Clemency 351-362
XX.
HON. CHARLES A. DANA,
EDITOR NEW YORK SUN."
First Sight of Lincoln-How he Received Political
Friends-No Lack of Dignity in the Man-An In-
flexible Public Servant-Sincerity toward his Cabi-
net-Down in the Wilderness-Profound Sagacity
of the President-The Jacob Thompson Episode 363-376
XXI.
HON. JOHN A. KASSON,
EX-MINISTER TO AUSTRIA.
First Blood-Conscientious in Appointing-" I haven't
much Influence with this Administration "-Lincoln
Afraid of Stanton-Lettres de Cachet-The Last
Act....
XXII.
GENERAL JAMES B. FRY.
A Man without Bad Habits-The Gnawing for a Second
Term-Something in a Name-Stanton Overmatched
377-385
-Story of a Big Log-My God! Is that All?-
Well Done, Good and Faithful Servants
..........
387-404
XXIII.
HON. HUGH MCCULLOCH,
EX-SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
Lincoln versus Douglas-The Time for Rebellion had
Come A Man of Strong Religious Convictions-
Lincoln and Everett-Sublime Faith in Republican
Institutions....
405-425
XXIV.
HON. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW,
PRESIDENT NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Virtue of Broad Illustration-Feeling of Intense Respon-
sibility-"The Soldiers' Vote "-A Complete Meta-
morphosis-"Ganson, how Clean you Shave "—Lin-
coln Snubs the New York Millionaires-Stopping
the Machinery of a Reception to Listen to a Story-
"To all Whom it may Concern "-Horace Greeley's
Attacks A Supremely Great Man....
427-438
XXV.
DAVID R. LOCKE.
(PETROLEUM V. NASBY.)
A Great and Good Man-Giving his Feet a Chance to
Breathe A Sad-faced Man-Lincoln's Humor-
Douglas a Demagogue-Glimmering of the Future
-Offers Nasby a Place-A Hater of Bloodshed
-The Face of Death....
439-453
XXVI.
LEONARD SWETT.
(LINCOLN'S STORY OF HIS OWN LIFE.)
Lincoln in 1849-David Davis's Court-What Lincoln
Remembered of his Youth-Six Weeks of Schooling
-What he Read-From Indiana to Illinois-Rail-
splitting-Flat-boating-Nearly Killed by a Negro
-"The Greatest Obstacle of my Life"-One of
the "Long Nine "-Lincoln's Youth was Happy... 455-468
XXVII.
WALT WHITMAN.
Lincoln on Horseback-A Characteristic Likeness-
How to Estimate Lincoln's Character-Lincoln
Compared with Washington-With Shakespeare.... 469-475
XXVIII.
DONN PIATT.
A Huge Skeleton in Clothes--President Lincoln a Scep-
tic-"Why Should the Spirit of Mortal be Proud?"
-Was Lincoln Forgiving?" Squealing like Pigs"
-The Owls in Epaulets-Lincoln no Abolitionist.. 477-500
XXIX.
E. W. ANDREWS.
A Touching Anecdote-Hon. Secretary Stanton-The
Kindness of a Brother-A Sure Cure for Boils-
"Floweth for the President "-Tribute to Horatio
Seymour-A Just Decision
501-518