Grant: Peace Jubilee

Boston, July 1869—and the Immigration Question

Frank Leslie’s popular Illustrated Newspaper, 3 July 1869

I briefly have an account of the Peace Jubilee that Grant attended in July 1869. In this period, he was besieged by Democrats and his own party. Jealousy from people like Sumner began to dominate the political culture of the United States. Virginia had just elected a new government and approved…