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... cabinet , which he can do if he will . " As to the cabinet but little is settled . It is deemed certain that Colfax , of Indiana , will be Postmaster General ; Bates , of St. Louis , will be Secretary of State , if he desires . N. B. ...
... cabinet , which he can do if he will . " As to the cabinet but little is settled . It is deemed certain that Colfax , of Indiana , will be Postmaster General ; Bates , of St. Louis , will be Secretary of State , if he desires . N. B. ...
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... cabinet down , Lincoln revealing that he had offered Seward the State Department . Weed , according to rumor , " made an au- thorized intimation . . . of Mr. Seward's unwillingness to take a position in the cabinet . " Neither Swett nor ...
... cabinet down , Lincoln revealing that he had offered Seward the State Department . Weed , according to rumor , " made an au- thorized intimation . . . of Mr. Seward's unwillingness to take a position in the cabinet . " Neither Swett nor ...
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... cabinet . Though the reports were presently called premature , denial seldom catches up with rumor and the result was the series of pro and contra delega- tions in Springfield . In regard to the Conner - Otto visit , the law partner of ...
... cabinet . Though the reports were presently called premature , denial seldom catches up with rumor and the result was the series of pro and contra delega- tions in Springfield . In regard to the Conner - Otto visit , the law partner of ...
Contents
PREFACE V | 3 |
THE BATTLE OF FACTION | 152 |
COMPROMISES AND COMPROMISERS | 190 |
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