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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, chapter 10 (search)
And yet he lies obscurely in a village burial-ground far away in the south of France! You approach your election as we approach ours. With you it is Gladstone; with us it is Grant,—two G's. I do not doubt the success of each. Mr. Reverdy Johnson came to see me last evening. He will begin on the naturalization question, and has every reason to believe that it will be settled harmoniously. He is more truly a lawyer than any person ever sent by the United States, except, perhaps, Pinkney. He is essentially pacific, and detests the idea of war or wrangle with England. On this account I am sorry to lose him from my committee in the Senate. The suffering at the South is great, through the misconduct of the President. His course has kept the rebel spirit alive, and depressed the loyal, white and black. It makes me very sad to see this. Considering the difficulties of their position, the blacks have done wonderfully well. They should have had a Moses as President; but