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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)
ight; May 24, Congressional Globe, p. 2333. for a higher duty on whiskey and tobacco; May 22, Congressional Globe, pp. 2283, 2315; May 27, Globe, p. 2367. a lower duty on salt; June 5, Congressional Globe, p. 2579. and the exemption of paper from tax as a tax on books. May 23, June 5, Congressional Globe, pp. 2317, 2579. In later sessions he sought reductions in the internal taxes, and particularly the repeal of the income tax, March 17, 1868, Congressional Globe, p. 1918; April 7, 1870. Works, vol. XIII. pp. 370-374. June 22 and July 1, 5, 1870, Globe, pp. 4709, 5095, 5100, 5236. and in that of 1871-1872 proposed the entire abolition of the system, which in his view had then come to be a political machine. Dec. 11, 1871, March 21, 26, and June 4, 1872, Congressional Globe, pp. 45, 1856, 1857, 1977, 4216. This session was the most remarkable of all the sessions of the Congress of the United States. To various miscellaneous matters not mentioned elsewhere, Su
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)
cheme for the restoration of specie payments. He was in favor of reducing taxation; and in that view was disposed to extend the payment of the national debt over a considerable period, when the larger resources of the future would be available,—differing in this respect from the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Boutwell. Jan. 12, 1870, Works, vol. XIII. pp. 237-241; July 1, Congressional Globe, pp. 5095, 5100. He was especially earnest in opposing the continuance of the income-tax. April 7, 1870, Works, vol. XIII. pp. 370-374; June 22, Congressional Globe, p. 4709; July 1, Globe, p. 5100. As a means for the restoration of specie payments, he proposed by bill and advocated in debate the substitution of national bank-notes for the legal-tender United States notes, known as greenbacks. One of his last speeches was Dec. 11, 1873 (Congressional Globe, pp. 142, 143), for his bill to substitute compound interest notes for the United States legal-tender notes. He had introduced a b