eight o'clock
The Secretary 's hair was disheveled , his black string tie under his ear , and he was taking two pinches of snuff within the time he usually took one . In thirty minutes the outlines of his message to Congress and his new proclamation were determined . Mr. Seward left with new courage and a growing sense of reliance on the wisdom , courage and intellectual power of the Chief he had thought to supplant without a struggle . At eight o'clock the man with a grievance made his first appearance . His wrath was past the boiling point , in spite of the fact that his handsome uniform was still wet from the night 's wild ride . He went straight to the point . He was a volunteer patriot of high standing in his community .