Note 302 — Chapter XXIV · THE FIGHT OF THE FUSIONISTS 1860
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"Seward filled the minds of Republicans, attracting such attention and honour, and arousing such enthusiasm, that the closing months of the campaign were the most brilliant epoch of his life. It was then he reached the climax of his career."—James F. Rhodes, History of the United States, Vol. 2, p. 493.