Lincoln chose William Seward as secretary of state, Salmon Chase as Treasury secretary, Gideon Welles as Navy secretary and Montgomery Blair as postmaster general.
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Treasury Secretary Salmon Chase said McClellan should be shot.
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SalmonChase, soon to be Treasury Secretary and a Seward antagonist, had been urging Lincoln to take a hard line with the South.
Foxchapel King was well down the field when Irish Gold Cup hope Beef Or Salmon won the Ericsson Chase last month but put in an brave display here, giving away 23lb to the winner.