"President Buchanan" Quotes from Famous Books
... person to call a halt to the treasonable proceedings was General Winfield Scott. He was residing in New York City, and on October 29th addressed a letter to President Buchanan containing his views upon the situation. A day or two later he added supplementary considerations addressed to the Secretary of War. He set forth, with much clearness and force, the necessity of garrisoning the southern forts before they should be lost; His letter had its faults, but it accomplished ...![](http://www.freetranslator.org/rquot.gif) — The Life of Abraham Lincoln • Henry Ketcham |