Abraham Lincoln : a biographical essay . oln him-self, and they managed to work together until nearthe end of Lincolns first presidential term, whenChase, after some disagreements concerning ap-pointments to office, resigned from the treasury;and after Taneys death, the President made himChief Justice. The rest of the cabinet consisted of men of lesseminence, who subordinated themselves more January, 1862, Lincoln found it necessary tobow Cameron out of the war office, and to put inhis place Edwin M. Stanton, a man of intenselypractical mind, vehement impulses, fierce positive-ness,
Abraham Lincoln : a biographical essay . oln him-self, and they managed to work together until nearthe end of Lincolns first presidential term, whenChase, after some disagreements concerning ap-pointments to office, resigned from the treasury;and after Taneys death, the President made himChief Justice. The rest of the cabinet consisted of men of lesseminence, who subordinated themselves more January, 1862, Lincoln found it necessary tobow Cameron out of the war office, and to put inhis place Edwin M. Stanton, a man of intenselypractical mind, vehement impulses, fierce positive-ness, ruthless energy, immense working power, loftypatriotism, and severest devotion to duty. He ac-cepted the war office, not as a partisan, for he hadnever been a Republican, but only to do all hecould in helping to save the country. The man-ner in which Lincoln succeeded in taming this lionto his will, by frankly recognizing his great quali-ties, by giving him the most generous confidence,by aiding him in his work to the full of his power,. c //Sfi>f// ABRAHAM LINCOLN 103 by kindly concession or affectionate persuasivenessin cases of differing opinions, or, when it was neces-sary, by firm assertions of superior authority, bearsthe highest testimony to his skill in the managementof men. Stanton, who had entered the service withrather a mean opinion of Lincolns character andcapacity, became one of his warmest, most devoted,and most admiring friends, and with none of hissecretaries was Lincolns intercourse more take advice with candid readiness, and to weighit without any pride of his own opinion, was one ofLincolns preeminent virtues; but he had not longpresided over his cabinet council when his was feltby all its members to be the ruling mind. The cautious policy foreshadowed in his inau-gural address, and pursued during the first periodof the civil war, was far from satisfying all his partyfriends. The ardent spirits among the Union menthought that the whole North s
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