And if I supposed that either of these gentlemen was so wanting in manhood, in honor, as to hold his place after the politest intimation from the President of the United States that his services were no longer needed, I certainly, as a senator, would consent to his removal at any time, and so would we all.
Blaine expresses his belief in the honor and integrity of public officials regarding their positions.
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In turn, the course of the National Administration would certainly be influenced, and its fate in large degree determined, by the conduct of the Southern men, in whom the President was placing unbounded trust.
I have long since wished that capital punishment were abolished.
I refer myself not to the men of my time, but to the judgment of history.
With whatever strength or prestige the President left Washington, he certainly returned to the Capital personally discredited and politically ruined.
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