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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)
ory conditions as to other States. Boston Commonwealth, March 11, 1865; Advertiser, Jan. 7, 1871; ante, p. 205. The narrative now reaches, so far as the Senate is concerned, the debate on Trumbull's resolution reported Feb. 18, 1865, from the committee on the judiciary, recognizing as the legitimate government of Louisiana the one formed under Mr. Lincoln's direction and supervision. During the session Ashley's reconstruction bill, in different forms, was before the House (January 16, February 21 and 22), but it came to no result. Each draft confined suffrage to white male citizens, except that in one colored soldiers were admitted to suffrage. Ashley was himself against this discrimination on account of race, but his committee overruled him. Dawes of Massachusetts, while expressing himself in his speech, Feb. 20, 1865, as in favor of suffrage irrespective of race, was opposed to requiring it as a condition in reconstruction. The manner in which the organization had been made
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 57: attempts to reconcile the President and the senator.—ineligibility of the President for a second term.—the Civil-rights Bill.—sale of arms to France.—the liberal Republican party: Horace Greeley its candidate adopted by the Democrats.—Sumner's reserve.—his relations with Republican friends and his colleague.—speech against the President.—support of Greeley.—last journey to Europe.—a meeting with Motley.—a night with John Bright.—the President's re-election.—1871-1872. (search)
even his enemies admire him. The editor (Donn Piatt), from his peculiar standpoint, gives an estimate of the senator altogether favorable, offsetting only want of tact against vast and varied resources, readiness as a debater, and perfect integrity. The inquiry was a surprise to most of the senators, and it arrested at once the attention of Conkling, Morton, and Edmunds. Sumner's opening was not thought equal to the occasion, lacking definiteness and force. New York Tribune, February 15, 16, 17, 29. An acrimonious debate, lasting over two weeks, followed. Sumner was not well at the time, and on the second day pressed Schurz to speak; and from that time the latter, who was more master of the details than Sumner, was a constant combatant, making four speeches, and engaged often in the running debate. No other senators spoke on the same side; and the Democratic senators remained spectators only, watching with satisfaction a division in the Republican ranks. Carpenter, Conkling, M