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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, chapter 1 (search)
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)
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 31 : the prison—discipline debates in Tremont Temple .—1846 -1847 . (search)
Chapter 31: the prison—discipline debates in Tremont Temple.—1846-1847.
During the period 1825-1850 there was an earnest contention in this country on prison discipline, between the partisans of the separate or Pennsylvania system—which enforced the absolute separation of convicts from one another by day as well as at night—and those of the congregate or Auburn system, which, while requiring solitary confinement at night, allowed the convicts, under restrictions, to work side by side, and during religious exercises to sit together.
The comparative advantages of the two systems in promoting the prisoner's reformation, keeping him in good physical and mental condition, and giving him useful industrial training, were contested points.
The separate system, first tried in Pennsylvania, drew the attention of European philanthropists and publicists, and their reports after personal inspection were uniformly in its favor.
Among the visitors were Beaumont and Tocqueville in 1831, an
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 32 : the annexation of Texas .—the Mexican War .—Winthrop and Sumner .—1845 -1847 . (search)
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 33 : the national election of 1848 .—the Free Soil Party .— 1848 -1849 . (search)
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 34 : the compromise of 1850 .—Mr. Webster . (search)
Chapter 34: the compromise of 1850.—Mr. Webster.
The discovery of gold mines in California contemporaneously with the cession of that te n either side.
The contest was renewed in the next Congress,—1849-1850.
It began with the debate on the election of Speaker in December, a
In Mississippi, Governor Quitman's inaugural message, in January. 1850, was an harangue for disunion. They seemed to be sincere in this agg this was the last effort to save Sims.
In the session of Congress 1850-1851 the partisans of the Compromise measures—mostly members from sl tical equivalents.
This review of Webster's course on slavery in 1850-1852, which has been generally left in the background by his eulogis le were in numbers and resources relatively stronger in 1860 than in 1850, on the other hand the pro-slavery party had during the intervening ginning.
The South was united and prepared in 1860 as it was not in 1850, and the government was at the outset in the means of resistance wea<
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 35 : Massachusetts and the compromise.—Sumner chosen senator.—1850 -1851 . (search)
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 36 : first session in Congress.—welcome to Kossuth .—public lands in the West .—the Fugitive Slave Law .—1851 -1852 . (search)
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 38 : repeal of the Missouri Compromise .—reply to Butler and Mason .—the Republican Party .—address on Granville Sharp.—friendly correspondence.—1853 -1854 . (search)
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 40 : outrages in Kansas .—speech on Kansas .—the Brooks assault.—1855 -1856 . (search)