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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)
the President and of the estrangement between them; of the San Domingo scheme, and of the offer to him of the mission to England as a proposition to shut his mouth on that question; and he gave me a printed paper with, I think, an unspoken speech or unpublished writing, defending himself and condemning the conduct of the President. I have not kept this paper. A more interesting subject of conversation was his visit to England and the quiet time he had spent in London. He wished to see London, and he spent, I think, about a fortnight in making himself better acquainted with it. He spoke of its magnitude, of the excellence of much of its architecture as seen in buildings scattered about in various and distant parts of it, and of its ancient and historic buildings and places. In interviews the next winter he dwelt on the vast extent of London and the greatness of England. He spoke too of our government and of the working of our constitution. He referred especially to Mr. Gladst