States;
urges them to organize state governments;
wishes only Union men to act;
wishes bona fide elections;
instructs new State organizers to recognize emancipation;
fails to prevent quarrels;
issues amnesty proclamation;
proposes reconstruction by one tenth of voters;
at first generally applauded;
later opposed by Congress;
on negro suffrage;
doubts power of Congress over slavery in States;
refuses to sign reconstruction bill;
denounced by radicals;
defends his course;
his conference with Sherman, Grant, and Porter;
wishes to let Davis escape;
his authority appealed to by Sherman later;
question of practicability of his plan;
its generosity and humanity.

_Reelection_.
Opposition to his reelection in Republican party;
exasperates Congressmen by his independence;
not disquieted by Chase's candidacy;
desires reelection;
trusts in popular support;
letter of Pomeroy against;
refuses Chase's resignation;
renominated by Ohio and Rhode Island Republicans;
opposition to, collapses;
relations with Chase strained;
accepts Chase's resignation;
nominates as successor, Tod, who declines;
forces Fessenden to accept Treasury;
angers Missourians by refusing to remove Schofield;
denounced by them and by Phillips;
gradually wins support of Abolitionists;
witty remark on Fremont's nomination;
remark on Grant's candidacy;
generally supported by local party organizations;
the "people's candidate";
refuses to interfere actively to secure renomination;
desires admission of delegates from South;
nominated;
question of his having dictated nomination of Johnson;
accepts nomination;
feels need of some military success;
assailed by Greeley;
embarrassed by Greeley's dealings with Confederate emissaries;
authorizes Greeley to confer;
charged by Greeley with failure;
asked if he intends to insist on abolition;
for political reasons, does not reply;
renews call for soldiers;
waits for military success;
appoints Grant lieutenant-general;
agrees not to interfere with Grant;
wishes Grant success;
astonished by a civil reply;
under fire during Early's attack on Washington;
discredited by fact of Washington's being still in danger;
thanks Sherman for victory of Atlanta;
rewards Sheridan for defeating Early;
his election secured by these successes;
urged by radicals to remove Blair;
refuses at first,