It is the Old Fox of
the North, after all, Free Soiler or not, who alone can smooth down
matters for us. Our country had supreme confidence in you. This
administration has such confidence still. It will give all that is
seemly for one of your station to accept. It will not ask aught of
party lines, this or that."
"Do you speak with authority other than your own?"
"It is not yet time for me to answer that."
"Yet you dare approach one who is in the opposing camp."
"But one whose camp we either hope to join, or whom we hope later
to have in our own. Who can tell where party lines will fall in
the next three years? All the bars may be down by then, and many a
fence past mending."
"For the sake of harmony, much should be ventured."
"Excellent words, Sir."
"One owes a certain duty to one's country at any time."
"Still more excellent."
"And political success can be obtained best through union and not
disunion of political forces."
"Most excellent of all! We rejoice to hear the voice of New York
speaking in the old way.
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