A history of the United States . American Statesmen ); TarbelPs AbrahamLincoln, Vol. II., 1-150, contains much interesting material not beforepublished; Sanborn, Life and Letters of John Broion; Stephens, Warbetween the States, Vol. I., probably presents the ablest Southern view ;Pollard, Lost Cause; Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Gov-ernment, Vol. I. ; Greeley, American Conflict, Vol. I. ; Grant, PersonalMemoirs, Vol. I. ; Sherman, Memoirs; Nicolay and Hay, Abraham Lin-coln (10 vols.); Johnston, American Orations; Garrison, Life of WilliamLloyd Garrison, Vols. I. and II.; Buchana
A history of the United States . American Statesmen ); TarbelPs AbrahamLincoln, Vol. II., 1-150, contains much interesting material not beforepublished; Sanborn, Life and Letters of John Broion; Stephens, Warbetween the States, Vol. I., probably presents the ablest Southern view ;Pollard, Lost Cause; Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Gov-ernment, Vol. I. ; Greeley, American Conflict, Vol. I. ; Grant, PersonalMemoirs, Vol. I. ; Sherman, Memoirs; Nicolay and Hay, Abraham Lin-coln (10 vols.); Johnston, American Orations; Garrison, Life of WilliamLloyd Garrison, Vols. I. and II.; Buchanan, Buchanans Administration ;Dabney, Defence of Virginia; Longstreet, From Manassas to Appo-mattox; , Life of William H. Seward (2 vols.) ; Lothrop, Wil-liam H. Seward (American Statesmen); Storey, Charles Sumner(American Statesmen); T. N. Page, The Old South; H. A. Wise,Seven Decades; Trent, W. G. Simms (American Men of Letters);Trent, Southern Statesmen of the Old Regime; Channing and Hart,Guide to American Abraham Lincoln. PAET YI. THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 1861-1869. CHAPTER XXVII. THE BEGINNINGS OF THE CIVIL WAR. OPENING OF HOSTILITIES. 450. From the Election to the Inauguration. — While theSouth, during the months between the election and the inaugu-ration of Lincoln, was setting up its new government andpreparing for war, the North could do nothing. PresidentBuchanan, as we have already seen, scarcely lifted a finger toprevent the secession of the Southern states. There is evenreason for thinking that he encouraged it,* although in themain he was loyal. Howell Cobb of Georgia, Buchanans Sec-retary of the Treasury, John B. Floyd of Virginia, Secretaryof War, as well as Secretary Thompson, actively and openlysympathized-with the Southern leaders and gave them constantadvice and assistance. Floyd even received Thomas F. Drayton, 1 Senator Clingman relates an interview witli Secretary Thompson, inwhich the Secretary described his mission (while
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