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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 50: last months of the Civil War.—Chase and Taney, chief-justices.—the first colored attorney in the supreme court —reciprocity with Canada.—the New Jersey monopoly.— retaliation in war.—reconstruction.—debate on Louisiana.—Lincoln and Sumner.—visit to Richmond.—the president's death by assassination.—Sumner's eulogy upon him. —President Johnson; his method of reconstruction.—Sumner's protests against race distinctions.—death of friends. —French visitors and correspondents.—1864-1865. (search)
The President had set his heart on the project, and was sorely disappointed at its failure. To friends, and even to strangers, he talked freely of Sumner's course, and some thought that the relations of confidence between them heretofore would now end; but those who thought thus did not understand Mr. Lincoln's largeness of soul. He was tolerant; and while tenacious of his rights as President, he respected the rights of a senator. Works, vol. IX. p. 324. He is reported to have said, January 18, before the debate came on: I can do nothing with Mr. Sumner in these matters. While Mr. Sumner is very cordial with me, he is making his history in an issue with me on this very point. Nicolay and Hay's Life of Lincoln, vol. x. p. 85. Besides, Sumner, while maintaining the sole right of Congress to initiate reconstruction, had avoided all direct reflection on the President's action. In the few weeks of life which remained to him, Mr. Lincoln bestowed more tokens of good — will on Sumn
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 52: Tenure-of-office act.—equal suffrage in the District of Columbia, in new states, in territories, and in reconstructed states.—schools and homesteads for the Freedmen.—purchase of Alaska and of St. Thomas.—death of Sir Frederick Bruce.—Sumner on Fessenden and Edmunds.—the prophetic voices.—lecture tour in the West.—are we a nation?1866-1867. (search)
of the measure by requiring, where it had not before been required, a confirmation by the Senate in the appointment of a large class of officers; but though supported by a majority of the Republicans, his amendment was lost. January 15, 17, and 18 (Works, vol. XI. pp. 59-81); January 11 (Congressional Globe, p. 40. 5). Sumner made a similar effort to protect pension agents, January 14 (Globe, p. 432). In another debate he called attention to the use of patronage by the Secretary of the Treary 17 (Congressional Globe, pp. 525-528). He was called to order by McDougall, but sustained by a vote of the Senate.the successor of Jefferson Davis, in the spirit by which he is governed and in the mischief he is inflicting on his country. January 18 (Congressional Globe, p. 542). Reverdy Johnson, anticipating the course of events, thought that such remarks put Sumner out of the pale of the President's judges, and Howe answered that Johnson's partisanship for the President would impose a si
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 55: Fessenden's death.—the public debt.—reduction of postage.— Mrs. Lincoln's pension.—end of reconstruction.—race discriminations in naturalization.—the Chinese.—the senator's record.—the Cuban Civil War.—annexation of San Domingo.—the treaties.—their use of the navy.—interview with the presedent.—opposition to the annexation; its defeat.—Mr. Fish.—removal of Motley.—lecture on Franco-Prussian War.—1869-1870. (search)
es erroneously, but without specifying, that Sumner had some personal grievance against General Grant (Twenty Years of Congress, vol. II. p. 461); but the senator's private correspondence and public speeches disprove the suggestion. All was peace at the close of 1869; but a dark cloud was coining on the horizon. The day after the President's call, Babcock called on the senator and exhibited the treaties to him. They were shortly sent to the Senate, and being referred, Sumner laid them, January 18, before the committee on foreign relations. The conversation in the committee was at that time preliminary and general. Sumner withheld his own opinion, waiting for the other members to express theirs. The general opinion as far as indicated was against them, one senator only (Morton) saying anything in their favor. Sumner then expressed the hope that the conversation would be regarded as informal, and that there would be no immediate vote, or any course taken which could be interprete