… to distance him from that past, and from that class of people whom he was called to represent. Beyond the sarcasm, … Papers, I:274 [May 22, 1846] (SOURCE). [106] ibid, I:180 (March 10, 1846). See also, I:193. (SOURCE) [107] ibid, I:255 … wish he were full blood black for I fear your pro-slavery people will attribute his pre-eminent abilities to the white …