The reappearance at Washington in the character of a leader deposed by his own party, in the hour of organisation for decisive battle, thank God is past--and so the last of the humiliations has been endured," he wrote his wife.
This quote reveals Alexander's reflections on personal and political humiliation, conveying a sense of relief at overcoming past struggles.
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Referring to the fraudulent practices, he said: "No one claims, no one believes, that I had lot or part therein, or previous hint or suspicion thereof.
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