With my kind regards always to Mrs. Marcy, I remain
Yours very respectfully,
James Buchanan.
P.S.—I ought not to forget to say that the President’s message has received great commendation among enlightened people in this country. I am sorry you did not inform me at an earlier period that it was the President’s intention to demand the recall of Mr. Crampton, etc., that I might have prepared them for such a result.
[TO NAHUM CAPEN, ESQ.]
Legation of the United States,
London, January 18, 1856
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My Dear Sir:—
...... Many thanks for your friendly wishes. They are cordially reciprocated. Your kindly feelings towards myself have doubtless greatly magnified my popularity at home, but were the Presidency within my reach, which I am far from believing, I might then exclaim:
“Will fortune never come with both hands full?