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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 1 1 Browse Search
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 54: President Grant's cabinet.—A. T. Stewart's disability.—Mr. Fish, Secretary of State.—Motley, minister to England.—the Alabama claims.—the Johnson-Clarendon convention.— the senator's speech: its reception in this country and in England.—the British proclamation of belligerency.— national claims.—instructions to Motley.—consultations with Fish.—political address in the autumn.— lecture on caste.—1869. (search)
and been faithful in the pursuit so long as it has proved thrifty to himself. His courage has been displayed, not in attacking them while living, but in the attempt to blast their memories when dead. He insinuated himself into Motley's confidence, and then betrayed him,—accepting hospitality, and afterwards doing his best to deride his host. His false statements concerning Sumner were preceded by correspondence in which he assumed to be a friend. He wrote from London to the senator, July 8, 1869, offering advice and soliciting confidence, saying at the end: I should be very glad if you could find time to say anything to me, whether to repeat or not, as you choose, either on this subject or any other. With great respect, yours very faithfully. He worried Grant for favors, sinecures, emoluments, and suretyships A suit was brought by the United States in the U. S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York against Badeau, charging him with converting to his own use fun