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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 45: an antislavery policy.—the Trent case.—Theories of reconstruction.—confiscation.—the session of 1861-1862. (search)
ee man? Not at all, replied Sumner; I take you for President of the United States; and I come with a case of wrong, in attending to which your predecessor George Washington, if alive, might add to his renown. the President took this in good part, and changing his tone, proceeded to consider the case. Sumner afterwards called the attention of the Senate to Stanly's proceedings, in remarks and resolutions which denied the authority of the Executive to appoint military governors. June 2 and 6. 1862 (Works, vol. VII. pp. 112-115, 119,120). Sumner's protest stopped the practice of appointing military governors: and on account of it Mr. Stanton withdrew the offer of a similar appointment for South Carolina to E. L. Pierce made through Mr. Chase, who desired this appointment to be made as an offset to that of Stanly, and hoped by means of it to secure in the reorganized State a recognition of the negroes as citizens and voters. Sumner spoke at length on the proposition to make tre
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)
ansportation, in bond, of imported goods to inland cities, July 5, 1870 (Globe, p. 5218); the defence of General Fremont, whose connection with a railway was a subject of controversy, .June 23 (Globe, pp. 4774); the right of the United States to the free use of patented inventions in the public service, April 27 and June 24 (Globe, pp. 3026. 3027, 4827); a new building for the state department, May 10 (Globe, p. 3339): the needs of that department and of foreign missions and consulates, May 6, June 14, 21 (Globe, pp. 3285, 3288, 4419, -4659, 4660); salaries in the treasury department, May 6, 1870 (Globe, p. 3287); the character and services of General Nathaniel Greene, to whom he paid a tribute on the presentation of his statue to be placed in the Capitol, Jan. 20, 1870 (Works, vol. XIII. pp. 299-302); the admission of Mr. Revels, the first colored senator, Feb. 25. 1870 (Works, vol. XIII. pp. 336-3:38): the residence of a senator as affecting his eligibility, April 1, 1870 (Works,
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)
ria Child saw much of justice in his strictures on the President, but dissented from the arraignment as a whole, objecting that he did not look at both sides of the shield, and that his picture was too dark. Whittier thought him unduly severe in the tone and temper of his speech,—a feature which in his judgment diminished its effect; but he as well as Mrs. Child and James Freeman Clarke vindicated in letters to public journals his sincerity and right to be heard. Boston Transcript, June 5, 6; Boston Journal, July 2. Wendell Phillips wrote: I have been saying that your speech was all true, only it was not all the truth. You omit Grant's claims; some he can fairly make. Phillips distrusted as well as personally disliked Greeley; and he added this appeal: Come home and change the air before you follow Greeley's lead. You know no one is more tender of your good fame than I,—almost tempted sometimes to sacrifice principle as I see it in defence of what you do. He said to the writer