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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)
al Banks was not in favor with Mrs. Lincoln at this time. She wrote to Sumner notes, asking him to use his influence to prevent the general's appointment as a member of the Cabinet, which she feared might take place. Banks was very sore with Sumner on account of his opposition to the Louisiana plan. So the latter wrote to Lieber. From the beginning of the session Sumner had personally urged the President to avoid controversy with Congress on reconstruction. He wrote to Mr. Bright, Jan. 1, 1865– Meanwhile the questions of statesmanship press for decision. The President is exerting every force to bring Congress to receive Louisiana under the Banks government. I do not believe Louisiana is strong enough in loyalty and freedom for an independent State. The evidence on this point seems overwhelming. I have discussed it with the President, and have tried to impress on him the necessity of having no break between him and Congress on such questions. Much as I am against the
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, chapter 18 (search)
om some associates that he was too much the partisan of that department. Any one curious in such matters may verify this statement by consulting the Congressional Globe's reports for January 30 and 31, February 4 and 7, and June 22 and 23, 1868. 1 Ante, vol. IV. p. 295. The Episode makes and reiterates against the Senate the charge of delay in acting on the St. Thomas treaty,—a charge which lies against the negotiators rather than the Senate. More than three years passed between Jan. 1, 1865, when Mr. Seward opened up the subject of the purchase to General Raasloff at Washington, and the time when the treaty and necessary papers were ripe for the consideration of the Senate. The. intervening period was occupied with inaction on both sides, principally the Danish; more or less skirmishing between the parties as to the government from which the first offer of amount should come; prolonged silence and inattention of the Cabinet at Copenhagen after Mr. Seward's first offer, whic