I did not want the Presidency and have never quite forgiven myself for resigning the command of the army to accept it; but it could not be helped. I owed my honors and opportunities to the Republican party and if my name could aid it I was bound to accept. Around the World with General Grant: A Narrative of the Visit of General U.S ... - Page 453 by John Russell Young - 1879 - 256 pages Full view -
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