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 CHAPTER XIV. HIS MAGNANIMITY. Public Offices in no Sense a Fund upon which to draw for the Payment of Private Accounts 212 Busy letting Rooms while the House was on Fire 214 Peremptory Order to General Meade 214 Conditions of Proposition to renounce all Claims to Presidency and throw Entire Influence in Behalf of Horatio Seymour 215 Mr. Thurlow Weed to effect Negotiation 216 Mr. Lincoln deterred from making the Magnanimous Self-Sacrifice 217 How Mr. Lincoln thought the Currency was made 217 Mr. Chase explains the System of Checks--The President impressed with Danger from this Source 218 First Proposition to Mr. Lincoln to issue Interest-Bearing Notes as Currency--The Interview between David Taylor and Secretary Chase 220 Mr. Lincoln's Honesty--Some Legal Rights and Moral Wrongs 222 Mr. Lincoln annuls the Proceedings of Court-Martial in Case of Franklin W. Smith and Brother 222 Senator Sherman omits Criticism of Lincoln 223 Release of Roger A. Pryor 224 CHAPTER XV. CABINET COUNSELS. The "Trent" Affair 227