Perley S Reminiscences Of Sixty Years In The National Metropoli
Chapter 105
PRESIDENT JOHNSON SURRENDERS. Concessions to the Confederates--Daily Life of President Johnson-- Jefferson Davis in Prison and Manacled--Exciting Scene in a Casemate --John Pierpont's Eightieth Birthday--The Bread and Butter Convention --Swinging Round the Circle--Marriage of Senator Sumner--His Bright Hopes Soon Disappointed--Female Influence at the White House-- Impeacher Ashley Commences Operations--Important Decision by the Supreme Court.