“I don’t trouble you much with letters, but I must thank
and congratulate you most warmly on your splendid fight
and great victory in the Bogus Louisiana struggle. Some
weak-kneed Republicans who rejoice at the result did not
know at first whether to rejoice or not, when they saw what
tools you had to work with; but your true friends, who have
their eyes open, are full of joy, and all the rest will
fall into line as soon as the great truth becomes apparent
to them.”