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