I was welcomed by the Republican masses everywhere, and the fact was as gratifying to me as it proved mortifying to the party chiefs who, a little while before, had found such comfort in the assurance that henceforward they were rid of me.
Julian expresses his satisfaction with being embraced by the Republican masses despite previous political tensions.
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