Chapter XIII: HIS TRUE RELATIONS WITH McCLELLAN

Mr. Lincoln not a Creature of Circumstances 199

Subordination of High Officials to Mr. Lincoln 200

The Condition of the Army at Beginning and Close of General
McClellan's Command 201

Mr. Lincoln wanted to "borrow" the Army if General
McClellan did not want to use it 202

Mr. Lincoln's Opinion of General McClellan. A Protest
denouncing the Conduct of McClellan 203

Mr. Lincoln alone Responsible to the Country for General
McClellan's Appointment as Commander of the Forces
at Washington 204

Confidential Relationship between Francis P. Blair and Mr.
Lincoln 205

Mr. Blair's Message to General McClellan 206

General McClellan repudiates the Obvious Meaning of the
Democratic Platform 207

Mr. Lincoln hopes to be "Dumped on the Right Side of the
Stream" 208

Last Appeal to General McClellan's Patriotism 208

Proposition Declined 210