Senator Sumner
called on me. We had a long conversation on matters pertaining to the affairs
of Fort Sumter. He has been selected to deliver an oration on Mr. Lincoln's
death to the citizens of Boston, and desired to post himself in some respects.
I told him the influence of the Blairs, and especially of the elder, had done
much to strengthen Mr. Lincoln in that matter, while Seward and General Scott
had opposed.
Sumner assures me
Chase has gone into Rebeldom to promote negro suffrage. I have no doubt that Chase
has that and other schemes for Presidential preferment in hand in this voyage.
S. says that President Johnson is aware of his (Chase's) object in behalf of
the negroes, and favors the idea of their voting. On this point I am skeptical.
He would not oppose any such movement, were any State to make it. I so
expressed myself to Sumner, and he assented but intended to say the negroes
were the people.
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