CHAPTER V

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1853-1856.

Negotiations with Lord Clarendon—The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty 126 and Affairs in Central America—The Crimean War and the new British Doctrine respecting the Property of Neutrals

## CHAPTER VI .

1853-1856.

British Enlistments in the United States—Recall of the 134 English Minister at Washington—The Ostend Conference

## CHAPTER VII .

1854-1855.

The Social Position of Mr. Buchanan and his Niece in England 142

## CHAPTER VIII .

1856.

Return to America—Nomination and Election to the 169 Presidency—Significance of Mr. Buchanan’s Election in respect to the Sectional Questions—Private Correspondence

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