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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 30: addresses before colleges and lyceums.—active interest in reforms.—friendships.—personal life.—1845-1850. (search)
e was that Felton, in a note to Sumner, had expressed his profound disgust with the bad taste, worse temper, and atrocious disregard of truth manifested by Theodore Parker in his libel upon Mr. Webster,— a reference to Parker's speech on Mr. Webster in Faneuil Hall, March 25, 1850. Sumner's interest in Crawford was unabated. He sought commissions for him in Boston, commended his works in news paper notices, and intervened with public men in Washington He wrote Mr Winthrop, M. C., March 15, 1846. at length in favor of including Crawford's name in a resolution of Congress ordering an equestrian statue of Washington. and with his old acquaintance Conrad Robinson, to advance his claims in the competition for the statue of Washington, to be erected by the State of Virginia in Richmond. Crawford came to the country in the winter of 1849-1850, and passed some time at Richmond and Washington for the purpose of securing the commission. He was fortunate in his errand; and to none was