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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)
ours at that time in San Domingo. These war demonstrations were without any previous sanction of Congress under its war-declaring power, or even of the Senate under its treaty-making power; and they were continued many months, a year even, after Babcock's treaty had, by its deliberate rejection, become a dead letter. These events and State papers were not known at their dates, but came to light from time to time by call of Congress and otherwise. Babcock having completed his business, Dec. 3, 1809, returned shortly after to Washington, bringing his treaties. The narrative has now reached the date of Sumner's connection with and knowledge of the transactions. At the beginning of January, 1870, B. P. Poore, in a letter to the Boston Journal, puts the day as Sunday, Jan. 2, 1870, while J. C. B. Davis puts it as Dec. 31, 1869; but the precise day is immaterial. one evening when Sumner was at dinner at his own house, with J. W. Forney and B. P. Poore as guests, the President call