later does so;
refuses to interfere in campaign;
refuses to postpone call for more troops;
refutes campaign slanders;
prepares for defeat;
re-elected easily;
his remarks on election;
refuses to intervene to secure counting of electoral votes of Border
States;
signs bill rejecting elections in Southern States, his reasons;
shows magnanimity in appointing Chase chief justice;
refuses to try to hasten matters;
refuses to negotiate with Davis;
permits Blair to see Davis;
sends Seward to confer with Southern peace commissioners;
later himself confers with them;
insists on complete submission;
other positions;
recognizes decline of Confederacy;
wishes to hasten peace by offer of money compensation and an amnesty
proclamation;
his scheme disapproved by cabinet;
his second inaugural address.

_Second Term_.
Possibly thinks Emancipation Proclamation unconstitutional;
on its practical results;
unable to touch institution of slavery;
wishes a constitutional amendment;
wishes it mentioned in Republican platform;
on impossibility of renewing slavery;
led to make war on slavery by situation;
sees necessity of its abolition to secure results of war;
unable to treat with seceded States;
renews appeal for Constitutional amendment in 1864;
exerts influence with Congressmen;
congratulates crowd on passage of amendment;
his responsibility in last weeks of war;
forbids Grant to treat with Lee on political matters;
conference with Grant, Sherman, and Porter;
enters Petersburg;
visits Richmond;
speech on returning to White House;
his disgust with office-seekers;
superstitious concerning assassination;
receives threats, but ignores them;
persuaded to accept a guard;
his remarks;
refuses to consider Americans as his enemies;
visits theatre, is assassinated;
effect of his death upon history;
general view of his character.

_Personal Characteristics_.
General view, see vol. ii.;
unfriendly views, see vol. i., see vol. ii.;
abstemiousness, see vol. i.;
ambition, see vol. i., see vol. ii.;
business inefficiency, see vol. i., see vol. ii.;
coarseness, see vol. i.;
coolness, see vol. i., see vol. ii.;
courage, see vol. i., see vol. ii.;
development through life, see vol. i.;
education, see vol. i.;
eloquence, see vol. i., see vol. ii.;
far-sightedness, see vol. i., see vol. ii.;
honesty,