112, p.

545.] [Footnote 49: Lyons Papers.] [Footnote 50: Russell, _My Diary North and South_, Boston, 1863, p.

134.
"Then cropped out again the expression of regret for the rebellion of 1776, and the desire that if it came to the worst, England would receive back her erring children, or give them a prince under whom they could secure a monarchical form of government.

There is no doubt about the earnestness with which these things are said." Russell's _Diary_ is largely a condensation of his letters to the _Times_.

In the letter of April 30, 1861 (published May 28), he dilates to the extent of a column on the yearning of South Carolina for a restoration of colonial relations.