I called on the President when the last State needed had ratified the Fifteenth Amendment, and suggested to him that it might be well to send a special message to Congress congratulating them on the result, and urging the policy of promoting education for the new citizens.
Hoar recounts his suggestion to President Grant to send a congratulatory message to Congress after the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, emphasizing the importance of education for newly freed citizens.
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