Note 423 — Chapter XXVIII · LINCOLN, SEWARD, AND THE UNION 1860-1861
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A writer in the North American Review (August, 1879, p. 135) speaks of the singular confidence of Siddon of Virginia (afterwards secretary of war of the Southern Confederacy) in Mr. Seward, and the mysterious allusions to the skilful plans maturing for an adjustment of sectional difficulties.