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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)
a fundamental condition on the reconstructed States. Howard maintained the right of Congress to initiate the proceedings, and contended at length that the President's action was premature and illegal. Reverdy Johnson divided from his Southern associates and supported the resolution. Johnson and Sumner fell into an incidental controversy as to the meaning of the term, the consolidation of the Union, in Washington's letter to Congress, Sept. 17, 1787. Congressional Globe, pp. 1068, 1098, 1103, 1104. There was a colloquy between Sumner and Johnson as to the power of a State to establish slavery— the former denying and the latter affirming it. The supporters of the resolution were determined to force a final vote on that day. Trumbull called upon senators, in order to dispose of the matter, to attend at a night session to hear all the senator from Massachusetts had to say, and then vote on his amendments. The principal debaters at the evening session, which began at seven, were the
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)
legraphic communication between the United States and foreign countries by ocean cables, Dec. 17 and 21, 1869 (Congressional Globe, pp. 198, 199, 269, 273),—recurring again to this subject at the next session, Jan. 11, 13, 24, Feb. 14, and March 13, 1871 (Globe, pp. 424, 450, 451, 477, 478, 689, 1217, 1944), and taking part, March 17, 1869 (Globe, p. 103), in a debate concerning a particular cable company; the schedules and methods for taking the census, Feb. 7 and 8, 1870. (Globe, pp. 1083, 1103, 1108); the apportionment of members of the House, the number of whom he thought should be limited to two hundred, June 13 (Globe, p. 4392),—treating this subject again Jan. 231, 1872 (Works, vol. XV. pp. 1-4), ante, III. 37; the transportation, 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 pa