William Seward, Lincoln's secretary of state, commented, "We show our symapthy with slavery by emancipating slaves where we cannot reach them and holding them in bondage where we can set them free." ...

Secretary of State William Seward was attacked but ultimately survived. Image via Utah Digital Newspapers, the University of ...

Secretary of State William Henry Seward, however, advised delay until a “more auspicious period” when demonstrable momentum on the battlefield had been achieved by the Union. Lincoln concurred ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen calls President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order overhauling the administration of U.S. elections a “new and ...