Abraham Lincoln and the Union : a chronicle of the embattled North . il the fort was surrendered, wait-ing for the Powhatan—for whose detachment fromthe squadron Seward was responsible. To return to the world of intrigue at Washington,however, it must not be supposed, as is so oftendone, that Fort Sumter was the one concern of thenew government during its first six weeks. Infact, the subject occupied but a fraction of Lin-colns time. Scarcely second in importance was WILLIAM H. SEWARD Photograph by Brady. In the collection of L. C. Handy, Wash-ington. ATTtr* Ajztfr*ca-LaM^. i-^o tt. > last
Abraham Lincoln and the Union : a chronicle of the embattled North . il the fort was surrendered, wait-ing for the Powhatan—for whose detachment fromthe squadron Seward was responsible. To return to the world of intrigue at Washington,however, it must not be supposed, as is so oftendone, that Fort Sumter was the one concern of thenew government during its first six weeks. Infact, the subject occupied but a fraction of Lin-colns time. Scarcely second in importance was WILLIAM H. SEWARD Photograph by Brady. In the collection of L. C. Handy, Wash-ington. ATTtr* Ajztfr*ca-LaM^. i-^o tt. > last r to arrest the exi^edition I, he was doomed to I as we have seen, the aoh-needed Wiarid knows, the ex( i had uoiong andita( ng. Bch surrender of Sumter had beeaoed—and war had begun. Dur- had no vt sseis of such a /aoi^mto nc the squadro:eturn -however, it Fort mw ^i;\t*inment csubject ( ae. S had(ie expecttjr. There tmurrendered,detachment irom icat Washmed, as is so ott^IS the one concern of theits first six weeks. |bI but a fraction ofond in importance was. Br^v^s Andersen-L^^b. Zs UY- WAR 113 that matter so curiously bound up with the reliefof the forts — the getting in hand of the strangelyvainglorious Secretary of State. Mention hasalready been made of All-Fools Day, marvelous things took place on that of all was the presentation of a paper bythe Secretary of State to his chief, entitled Thoughtsfor the Presidenfs Consideration. Whether it be re-garded as a state paper or as a biographical detailin the career of Seward, it proves to be quite themost astounding thing in the whole episode. TheThoughts outlined a course of policy by which thebuoyant Secretary intended to make good hisprophecy of domestic peace within ninety calmly patronizing Lincoln, assuring himthat his lack of a policy either domestic orforeign was not culpable and . . even un-avoidable, the paper warned him that policies. . both domestic and foreign must imm
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