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14 October, 06:04

What did Secretary Seward mean when he said Lincoln should 'wait for the eagle of victory'?

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  1. 14 October, 08:35
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    Seward had always advocated for the freeing of all slaves, but with this proclamation he felt that "such a proclamation ought to be 'borne on the bayonets of an advancing army, not dragged in the dust behind a retreating one." Seward's suggestion to wait until after a victory was adopted along with his other: that
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