Team of Rivals (171 page)

“I cannot yet…a holy cause”: FAS to William H. Seward, Jr., May 20, 1864, reel 115, Seward Papers.

a “righteous” conflict…Mexican War: FAS to Augustus Seward, May 15, 1864, reel 115, Seward Papers.

“so nervous…all night with terror”: EBL to SPL, June 19, [1864], in
Wartime Washington,
ed. Laas, p. 394.

“grave & anxious”: EBL to SPL, June 21, 1864, in ibid., p. 395.

if Frank were taken…“are politically”: EBL to SPL, June 22, 1864, in note 2 of EBL to SPL, June 21, 1864, in ibid., p. 396.

Welles was pained…“unfit for any labor”: Entry for July 20, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, p. 82.

the Great Central Fair in Philadelphia: William Thompson, “Sanitary Fairs of the Civil War,”
Civil War History
4 (March 1958), p. 60;
NR,
June 16, 1864.

“miracles as many…world of magic”: Unknown observer, quoted in Thompson, “Sanitary Fairs of the Civil War,”
CWH
4 (1958), p. 60.

Lincoln, Mary, and Tad left: Entry for June 16, 1864, in
Lincoln Day by Day,
Vol. III, p. 265.

they were escorted…“in Philadelphia”:
NR,
June 16 and 17, 1864 (quote June 17).

“War, at the best…until that time”: AL, “Speech at Great Central Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,” June 16, 1864, in
CW,
VII, pp. 394, 395.

his own “intense anxiety…his post here”: Entry for June 20, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, p. 55.

Accompanied by Tad…of June 20: Entry for June 20, 1864, in
Lincoln Day by Day,
Vol. III, p. 266.

“came down from…all who met him”: Porter,
Campaigning with Grant,
pp. 217, 218.

“plain and substantial…hero of Vicksburg”:
NYH,
June 25, 1864.

Lincoln conversed…“three capital jokes”: Sylvanus Cadwallader,
Three Years with Grant: As Recalled by War Correspondent Sylvanus Cadwallader,
ed. Benjamin P. Thomas (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956), p. 232.

Grant suggested a ride…“met him on all sides”: Porter,
Campaigning with Grant,
p. 218 (quote);
NR,
June 24, 1864.

“a long and lingering look”:
NYH,
June 25, 1864.

passed a brigade…“spontaneous outburst”: Cadwallader,
Three Years with Grant,
p. 233.

“and his voice…if he had inherited it”: Porter,
Campaigning with Grant,
pp. 222–23.

General Grant took Lincoln aside…“but I will go in”: USG, quoted in entry for June 26, 1864, in Browning,
The Diary of Orville Hickman Browning,
Vol. I, p. 673.

“sunburnt and…position and good spirits”: “23 June 1864, Thursday,” in Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
p. 210.

regular Friday cabinet meeting…“the General and army”: Entry for June 24, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, p. 58.

project his own renewed hope…“as a commander”:
NYTrib,
June 25, 1864.

“of the condition…terms of confidence”:
Philadelphia Inquirer,
June 25, 1864.

“Having hope…your goals”: Daniel Goleman,
Emotional Intelligence
(New York: Bantam Books, 1995), p. 87. Goleman quotes C. R. Snyder in the third quote.

“We are today…within a year”: Brooks,
Mr. Lincoln’s Washington,
p. 343.

John Cisco…own presidential hopes: John G. Nicolay and John Hay,
Abraham Lincoln: A History,
Vol. IX (New York: Century Co., 1917), p. 91.

Lincoln told Chase…for Maunsell Field: SPC to AL, June 27, 1864, Lincoln Papers.

Field was serving…“executive character”: Chittenden,
Recollections of President Lincoln
(1901 edn.), pp. 371, 374.

Chase awoke the morning after…to the Ephesians: Entry for June 28, 1864, in
Chase Papers,
Vol. I, pp. 465–66.

“Stand therefore…righteousness”: Ephesians 6:14.

“I can not”…on another nominee: AL to SPC, June 28, 1864, in
CW,
VII, pp. 412–13.

Chase wrote an immediate request: SPC to AL, June 28, 1864, Lincoln Papers.

He telegraphed Cisco…three months: SPC to John J. Cisco, June 28, 1864, reel 34, Chase Papers; entry for June 28, 1864, in
Chase Papers,
Vol. I, p. 467.

“The difficulty…open revolt”: AL to SPC, June 28, 1864, in
CW,
VII, pp. 413–14.

He began his letter…“my resignation”: John J. Cisco to SPC, June 28, 1864; SPC to AL, June 29, 1864, Lincoln Papers.

“I opened it…I did not long reflect”: AL, quoted in Field,
Memories of Many Men,
pp. 301–02.

“You have been acting…I will go”: “30 June 1864, Thursday,” in Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
p. 213.

“Your resignation…with the public service”: AL to SPC, June 30, 1864, in
CW,
VII, p. 419.

Lincoln called John Hay…the opening prayer: “30 June 1864, Thursday,” in Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
p. 212.

Lincoln’s penitent request…he was needed: Field,
Memories of Many Men,
p. 303.

After breakfast…it had been accepted:
Chase Papers,
Vol. I, pp. 469–70 (quotes p. 470).

spoke of “mutual embarrassment”: AL to SPC, June 30, 1864, in
CW,
VII, p. 419.

“I had found…fitness of selection”: Entry for June 30, 1864, in
Chase Papers,
Vol. I, p. 470.

“his full armor of noble sentiments”: Nicolay and Hay,
Abraham Lincoln,
Vol. IX, p. 84.

“The Senators were struck”…vehement protest: Brooks,
Washington, D.C., in Lincoln’s Time,
p. 119.

“Fessenden was frightened…was mad”: AL, quoted in “30 June 1864, Thursday,” in Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
p. 213.

Lincoln listened patiently…“meet each other”: Brooks,
Washington, D.C., in Lincoln’s Time,
pp. 119–120 (quotes p. 120).

Chase had declined to attend: Entry for June 24, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, p. 58.

“unendurable…the last straw”: Brooks,
Washington, D.C., in Lincoln’s Time,
pp. 120, 121.

“very nervous & cut up”: “30 June 1864, Thursday,” in Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
p. 214.

Chittenden was equally…“thoroughly miserable”: AL, quoted in Chittenden,
Recollections of President Lincoln
(1901 edn.), pp. 377–79 (quotes pp. 378–79).

Lincoln paused…“loftier motives than any man”: Ibid., pp. 379–80.

a similar remark…“of good will”: Entry for June 30, 1864, in
Chase Papers,
Vol. I, p. 471.

“the great magician…financier of his century”:
Chicago Tribune,
July 3, 1864.

“Mr. Chase is…Webster and Calhoun”:
NYTrib,
July 1, 1864.

he received a telegram…reasons of health: David Tod to AL, June 30, 1864, Lincoln Papers.

“laid awake…public men”: Carpenter,
Six Months at the White House,
p. 182.

By morning…William Pitt Fessenden: Chittenden,
Recollections of President Lincoln
(1901 edn.), p. 381.

“First…
of many radicals”: “1 July 1864, Friday,” in Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
p. 216.

Lincoln handed Hay…“at once to the Senate”: AL, quoted in “1 July 1864, Friday,” in ibid., p. 215.

Lincoln greeted Fessenden…would kill him: William Pitt Fessenden, quoted in Fessenden,
Life and Public Services of William Pitt Fessenden,
Vol. I, pp. 315–16.

“If you decline…the nomination”: AL, quoted in “1 July 1864, Friday,” in Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
p. 216.

“Telegrams came pouring…the most miserable”: William Pitt Fessenden to his cousin, quoted in Fessenden,
Life and Public Services of William Pitt Fessenden,
Vol. I, p. 320.

“Very well…save your country”: EMS, quoted in ibid., p. 321.

As he was driven…“danger to the country”: William Pitt Fessenden to Justice Tenney, quoted in ibid., pp. 317–18.

“He is a man…personal integrity”:
Chicago Tribune,
July 2, 1864.

“He is honest…Republican Senators”: EBL to SPL, July 2, 1864, in
Wartime Washington,
ed. Laas, p. 398.

“I am the most popular man in my country”: William Pitt Fessenden, quoted in Fessenden,
Life and Public Services of William Pitt Fessenden,
Vol. I, p. 326.

“So my official life closes”: Entry for June 30, 1864, in
Chase Papers,
Vol. I, p. 471.

the oppressive heat of Washington…“are wilting”: Entry for July 31, 1864, in
The Diary of Edward Bates, 1859–1866,
p. 392.

“laid broad foundations”…was still unfinished: Entry for June 30, 1864, in
Chase Papers,
Vol. I, p. 471.

Blair and Bates called…“as a blessing”: Entry for June 30, 1864,
Welles diary,
Vol. II, pp. 62–63 (quote p. 63).

“the courage and candor to admit his errors”: Entry for March 23, 1864, ibid., p. 545.

“his jokes are…destitute of wit”: Entry for March 22, 1864, ibid., p. 545.

“a vague feeling…to be cordial”: Entry for June 30, 1864, in
The Diary of Edward Bates, 1859–1866,
p. 381.

“dropped off…every body else”: FPB to FB, July 4, 1864, quoted in Smith,
The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics,
Vol. II, p. 271.

Seward, unlike…“first day of the Administration”: WHS to FAS, [July] 2, 1864, quoted in Seward,
Seward at Washington…1861–1872,
p. 230.

he noted sadly…“since my resignation”: Entry for July 13, 1864, in
Chase Papers,
Vol. I, p. 479.

If Chase believed…he was mistaken: SPC to EMS, June 30, 1864, in Warden,
Private Life and Public Services,
p. 618.

Chase searched for reasons…“hostile to me”: Entry for July 4, 1864, in
Chase Papers,
Vol. I, p. 476.

“The root…a joke out of this war”: SPC to Whitelaw Reid, quoted in Albert Bushnell Hart,
Salmon P. Chase.
American Statesmen Series (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1899), p. 318.

To Kate…“cannot finish what I began”: SPC to KCS, July 3, 1864, reel 34, Chase Papers.

whose marriage to William…“the balance of power”: Lamphier,
Kate Chase and William Sprague,
p. 78.

“Can it be…even with far less material wealth”: Entry for November 4, 1868, KCS diary, Sprague Papers (quotes); Lamphier,
Kate Chase and William Sprague,
pp. 74, 84–85.

occasionally loathing…“learned to submit”: Entry for November 11, 1868, KCS diary, Sprague Papers.

Chase witnessed a fight…her first child: Entry for September 9, 1864, in
Chase Papers,
Vol. I, p. 501 (quote); Belden and Belden,
So Fell the Angels,
pp. 135–36, 144.

The Wade-Davis bill: H. R. 244, 38th Cong., 1st sess. (“Wade-Davis Bill”), in
The Radical Republicans and Reconstruction, 1861–1870,
ed. Harold Hyman. American Heritage Series (Indianapolis and New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1967), pp. 128–34.

In a written proclamation…single, inflexible system: AL, “Proclamation Concerning Reconstruction,” July 8, 1864, in
CW,
VII, p. 433.

he likened the Wade-Davis…“fit the bedstead”: Brooks,
Washington, D.C., in Lincoln’s Time,
pp. 156–57.

Lincoln understood…“fixed within myself”: “4 July 1864, Monday,” in Hay,
Inside Lincoln’s White House,
pp. 218–19.

Wade and Davis published…manifesto against him: “The Wade-Davis Manifesto, August 5, 1864,” in
The Radical Republicans and Reconstruction, 1861–1870,
ed. Hyman, pp. 137–47.

He was not surprised by…“that can befall a man”: Brooks,
Washington, D.C. in Lincoln’s Time,
p. 156.

The rumors alarmed…eager to get started: EBL to SPL, July 6, 1864, in
Wartime Washington,
ed. Laas, p. 400.

In a letter to Frank…“a remote future”: FPB to FB, July 4, 1864, quoted in Smith,
The Francis Preston Blair Family in Politics,
Vol. II, p. 272.

admonitions concerned Monty…the Pennsylvania countryside: EBL to SPL, July 6, 1864, in
Wartime Washington,
ed. Laas, p. 400.

tried to convince her mother…“pulled to pieces”: EBL to SPL, July 14, 1864, in ibid., p. 403.

Grant’s decision…General Lew Wallace: John Henry Cramer,
Lincoln Under Enemy Fire: The Complete Account of His Experiences During Early’s Attack on Washington
(Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1948), pp. 2–8.

Wallace understood…prepared itself for attack: Seward,
Seward at Washington…1861–1872,
p. 231.

“The battle lasted…superior numbers”: Seward, 9th N.Y. Artillery speech, 1912, Seward Papers, NRU.