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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—secession. (search)
ncoln had gone to work without allowing himself to be discouraged by the difficulties of the situation. On the 5th of March he formed his Cabinet, assigning the highest position, that of Secretary of State, or minister of foreign relations, to Mr. Seward, the most influential man in the Republican party. Possessing great mental acuteness, large experience of men and public affairs, a perseverance equal to any trial, and rare vigor of body and mind, in spite of his sickly appearance, Mr. SewardMr. Seward concealed under the gloss of the lawyer a truly political acumen and sincere patriotism. Mr. Davis's government was not slow in giving the Federal government an opportunity to assert its policy. Looking upon the States from which they had severed themselves as a foreign country, the Confederate authorities sent an embassy to Washington to ask Mr. Lincoln to recognize them. Naturally enough, the President would not look upon those envoys in any other light than as citizens of the Union; ye
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the first autumn. (search)
had acted without instructions, and that it was ready to discuss the question regarding the legality of the seizure. Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams, November 30, 1861. The British government only sought to make a parade of its power. It prohibited the eat Washington. The government frankly adopted the course it intended to pursue, and instructed the Secretary of State, Mr. Seward, to inform Lord Lyons that the Confederate commissioners should be released. The clever secretary found means to preset which rendered it impracticable to justify the seizure; that the Federal officer had erred from motives of humanity. Mr. Seward covered his retreat by congratulating himself on finding one of the fundamental principles of American policy thus vindrtion of the troops who had embarked in England for Canada had not yet arrived when the commissioners left Fort Warren. Mr. Seward took advantage of this delay to wind up the negotiation with one of those strokes of wit which that humorous statesman