CHAPTER XXIV.. Restoration of the Union.

RESTORATION OF THE UNION. Northern Politicians and Southern Brigadiers--The Old Flag and an Appropriation--Outrages by the Ku-Klux Klan--The Joint High Commission --Seizure of Canada--Intrigues of Russian Minister de Catacazy-- Visit of the Grand Duke Alexis--A Female Spy--Charles Sumner's House and his Heart Trouble--Misunderstanding Between General Grant and Senator Sumner on San Domingo--Senator Sumner Forced into Hostility toward General Grant.