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John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 10: last days with the tribune (search)
rt the candidate of the party, whoever he might be, they were willing that it should be Seward only in case it became reasonably certain that any Republican would be beaten. And yet its three candidates, in the order of preference, were Seward, Chase, and Bates. No one in the East had yet thought of Lincoln. His first serious mention in the Tribune occurred in the announcement of his forthcoming speech at Cooper Union. This indorsed him: As emphatically a man of the people, a champios of the country was both intimate and extensive. He corresponded upon occasions with many of them, especially when he wished to assure himself in regard to matters of party policy and management. Among the most important men of the day was Senator Chase, of Ohio, who had been a Free-soiler from the start, and was regarded by many as the best man in the country for president. As one of the defeated candidates for the nomination, his name was necessarily in the list of eligibles for an import
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 11: War between the states (search)
opeful condition. Large armies had been raised, but the administration still needed men to direct and fight rather than to talk and write. Dana had made Lincoln's acquaintance, and was well known to most of the cabinet, especially to Seward and Chase. While Seward had but little reason to regard him or any other Tribune man as a personal friend, no one knew better than he that Dana was devoted heart and soul to the Union and was in every way qualified to represent the country abroad. Conseqt having taken such a prominent part in the discussions which preceded the war he should not absent himself from the country under any pretext whatever, but should find a field nearer home in which he could more suitably display his patriotism. Chase wanted to employ him in connection with the Treasury, and suggested that it would be an important service to the country if he would interest himself in purchasing and bringing out cotton from such parts of the Mississippi Valley as had been occu