Chapter 56

British view of, 60, 80, view of, as unfriendly to Great Britain, 39, 67, 68, 113-4, 125 _et seq._ 242; reputation as a politician, 80, 114, 115; efforts of, to secure European support for the North, 67, 137, 152; view of his relation to Lincoln, 114, 115-6, 118, 120, 127-8, 130; document "Some Thoughts for the President's Consideration," 118-9, 123, 124; advice on Fort Sumter, 118, 120; his "Despatch No. 10", 125-30, 154, 155; reversal of his policy, 130, 132; action on Britain's necessity of intercourse with the South, 164; instructions to American diplomats on slavery as issue, i. 176; ii. 95; offers facilities for transport of British troops, i. 213 _note_[4]; change of attitude to England, ii. 72; quarrel with Chase, 72; influence of, lessened by signing Abolition Proclamation, 100 _note_[2]; friendliness to Lyons, 72, 141; appreciation of Russell's expression of esteem, 147; attitude to Russell, 197; policy in regard to reunion, 197; plan of collecting import duties at Southern ports, 198; tests British-French harmony, 198; anxiety to avoid irritating incidents, 199; considers abrogation of treaties with Canada, 253-4; denies rumours of prospective foreign war, 254; accepts notification of ending of British neutrality, 268-9; meets with an accident, 257; attempted murder of, 257-8, 265 _Diplomatic action and views of, with regard to:_ Belligerent rights to South denial of, i. 87, 102, 169, 233, ii. 182; remonstrance on concession of, i. 247, 274, proposes withdrawal of, ii. 264-5, 266; _See also under_ Declaration of Paris _and_ Neutrality _infra_. Blockade, i. 54 _note_[1], 65, 246, 295; interviews with Lyons on, 244, 245, 246, 251, 256, 257; suggested alleviation of, i. 274 Southern Ports Bill: reassures Lord Lyons' on American intentions in, i. 249; attitude to issue of, 248 _note_[3], 250, 251, 252; on closing of ports by proclamation, 250, 252 Stone Boat Fleet blockade: statement on, i. 256-7 Bunch affair, i. 184, 189, 191 _and note_[4], 192, 193, 194 _and note_[1] Confederate debts: statement on, ii. 197 Confederate envoys: British intercourse with, i. 105 Confederate shipbuilding in Britain: ii. 121, 139, 140; effect of seizure of the _Alexandra_ on, 140; despatch on _Alexandra_ case decision, 143 _and note_[2]; refuses to allow British Consul through the blockade, 148 Cotton: on proposed French intervention to secure, i. 198, 200; promises of, based on capture of New Orleans, ii. 16 Declaration of Paris negotiation, i. 137, 141, 145, 147, 150 _et seq._; statement in refusing convention as modified by Russell, 145; motives in, 150-2, 153, 169; hope to influence foreign attitude to Southern belligerent rights, 150-1, 162, 164, 165, 169; as part of foreign war policy: considered, 153-4, 155-6 Emancipation Proclamation: urges postponement of, ii. 37. 85, 95, 96, 98, 114; informed as to effect of, on intervention, 98, 99 comments on purpose of, 99-100 the "high moral purpose" argument, ii. 100; proposes convention for transport of emancipated slaves, 100 Hampton Roads Conference, ii. 252; attitude to Britain after, 253-4 Intervention: attitude to, i. 145, 178, 200; threat of servile war and, ii. 18-19, 22, 95; instructions to Adams on, 35-6, 96-7; view of the effect of emancipation, on, 98, 114. _See also_ Mediation _infra_. Irish Emigrants: enlistment of, ii. 201 Mediation: attitude to, i. 283 _note_[1], 297; ii. 18, 57 _note_[2]; by France, i. 283 _note_[1]; by Russia, 283 _note_[1]; view of England's refusal to act with France in, ii. 71, 72; declines French offer of, 76 _See also_ Intervention _supra_. Mercier's Richmond visit, i. 280-4, 286; statement to Lyons: view of Confederate position, 286; newspaper statement on, 287 Napoleon's Mexican policy: attitude to, ii. 198 Neutrality Proclamations: representations on, i. 100, 101; despatch on American view of, 101, 103 _note_[1], 134; refusal to receive officially, 102-3, 132, 133, 153 _and note_[2], 164; efforts to secure recall of, 152-3, 169, 198, 234, 274-5, 300, 301 Privateering, i. 160; convention with Russia, 171 _note_. _See also_ Southern Privateering _infra_. "Privateering Bill:" use of, ii. 121 _note_[3], 141, 151; on the purpose and use of the privateers, 122-3, 125, 137, 143; conversations with Lyons on, 125, 126; on necessity for issuing letters of marque, 126, 143; advised by Adams against issue of privateers, 131, 139 Recognition of Southern Independence, i. 65, 74, 198 Servile War threat, ii. 18-19, 22, 83, 95, 98 Slave Trade Treaty with Great Britain, i. 10, 275, 276; ii. 90 Southern privateering: view of, i. 104, 105; efforts to influence European attitude to,