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C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Section Fourth: orations and political speeches. (search)
er necessary to a choice. So that Mr. Sumner did not in fact receive a majority of the votes of all who voted. The result has been unexpected by most people, and was in truth owing to the adoption of a new method of taking the vote at the last ballot, when they were inclosed in sealed envelopes. Two members, who appear to have cast real votes previously, took this occasion to vote blank. Such a consummation had been foreseen, and an earnest protest was made against the secret ballot by Mr. Colby, of Boston, unfortunately without effect, and the election was lost by the craven skulking of some poor-spirited thing. We need hardly say that the election of Mr. Sumner will be regretted by all who wish the State of Massachusetts to stand where she has stood, nobly and firmly fixed in her loyalty to the American Union. The Atlas treated the matter with more calmness and candor: We have from the beginning opposed the election of Mr. Sumner. We believe that the Legislature has ma
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Xvii. (search)
er necessary to a choice. So that Mr. Sumner did not in fact receive a majority of the votes of all who voted. The result has been unexpected by most people, and was in truth owing to the adoption of a new method of taking the vote at the last ballot, when they were inclosed in sealed envelopes. Two members, who appear to have cast real votes previously, took this occasion to vote blank. Such a consummation had been foreseen, and an earnest protest was made against the secret ballot by Mr. Colby, of Boston, unfortunately without effect, and the election was lost by the craven skulking of some poor-spirited thing. We need hardly say that the election of Mr. Sumner will be regretted by all who wish the State of Massachusetts to stand where she has stood, nobly and firmly fixed in her loyalty to the American Union. The Atlas treated the matter with more calmness and candor: We have from the beginning opposed the election of Mr. Sumner. We believe that the Legislature has ma