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5th (search for this): chapter 206
Lv. The effect of the speech was best measured in the subsequent nomination and reelection of the speaker. On the 5th of the following January, at noon, each branch of the State Legislature proceeded in its own chamber, as by previous appointment, to the election, which was by viva voce. The roll was called, and thirty-three Senators out of thirty-six again announced Mr. Sumner to be their first choice; while one hundred and ninety-four as against forty-one, proclaimed the same preference in the House of Representatives. When the result was announced, —an unusual thing in a Massachusetts Legislature,—manifestations of applause were too earnest to be readily suppressed. Again we quote the words of Horace Greeley, in an article signed by his name, in the N. Y. Independent, entitled Charles Sumner as a Statesman: For the first time in our political history, a party has been organized and a State ticket nominated for the sole purpose of defeating the reelection of one who i
5th (search for this): chapter 151
the liberation of the slaves of the Rebels, and especially that our officers should not be permitted to surrender back to Slavery any human, being seeking shelter within our lines; and I further suggested, if need were, a Bridge of Gold for the retreating fiend. And now all that I then proposed is embodied in the legislation of the country as the supreme law of the land. Lv. The effect of the speech was best measured in the subsequent nomination and reelection of the speaker. On the 5th of the following January, at noon, each branch of the State Legislature proceeded in its own chamber, as by previous appointment, to the election, which was by viva voce. The roll was called, and thirty-three Senators out of thirty-six again announced Mr. Sumner to be their first choice; while one hundred and ninety-four as against forty-one, proclaimed the same preference in the House of Representatives. When the result was announced, —an unusual thing in a Massachusetts Legislature,—manif
6th (search for this): chapter 149
ial speeches, it most strikingly popularized the chief arguments that had made the burden of his former efforts—that it was printed entire in the Tribune, Times, Herald and World, and that enormous editions were circulated by the Young Men's Republican Union, while the Republican press everywhere reproduced it, till it fell like leaves in Vallambrosa, upon every farm, rooftree, counting-house, and workshop, in the great Free North. A Republican wigwam was to be dedicated in New York on the 6th of the following August, at which an effort was made to get Mr. Sumner to speak; but they had to be content with a hearty reply, in which he said: As citizens of a great Metropolis, you have duties of peculiar difficulty. It is in these centres that the Pro-Slavery sentiment of the North shows itself with a violence often kindred to that of the plantation, so as to almost justify the language of Jefferson, who called great cities sores on the body politic. Even this expression does not
6th (search for this): chapter 120
ial speeches, it most strikingly popularized the chief arguments that had made the burden of his former efforts—that it was printed entire in the Tribune, Times, Herald and World, and that enormous editions were circulated by the Young Men's Republican Union, while the Republican press everywhere reproduced it, till it fell like leaves in Vallambrosa, upon every farm, rooftree, counting-house, and workshop, in the great Free North. A Republican wigwam was to be dedicated in New York on the 6th of the following August, at which an effort was made to get Mr. Sumner to speak; but they had to be content with a hearty reply, in which he said: As citizens of a great Metropolis, you have duties of peculiar difficulty. It is in these centres that the Pro-Slavery sentiment of the North shows itself with a violence often kindred to that of the plantation, so as to almost justify the language of Jefferson, who called great cities sores on the body politic. Even this expression does not
7th (search for this): chapter 221
keep a sharp look-out, you will find that freedom, although a holy, is often a dangerous gift. A great poet says, Lord of himself,—that heritage of woe. Second: get knowledge—Other things being equal, your progress and elevation will depend entirely upon the amount of your intelligence. Ignorance is one of the principal curses of slavery. In Heaven's name, rid yourselves of it as quickly as possible. first of all, learn to read, and teach your wives and children. Do it nights and Sundays, if you can find no other time. And when this is done you will, indeed, find yourselves in a new world. You don't know how much good it would do you all. Ignorance cannot help you or anybody else. Ignorance is dark; knowledge is light. Do not think you have done much till you can read that glorious book which our Father sent down to us from heaven. It is his voice. It speaks to you. You must learn to read it. But, whatever you may neglect for yourselves, don't, oh, don't let your chil
7th (search for this): chapter 217
keep a sharp look-out, you will find that freedom, although a holy, is often a dangerous gift. A great poet says, Lord of himself,—that heritage of woe. Second: get knowledge—Other things being equal, your progress and elevation will depend entirely upon the amount of your intelligence. Ignorance is one of the principal curses of slavery. In Heaven's name, rid yourselves of it as quickly as possible. first of all, learn to read, and teach your wives and children. Do it nights and Sundays, if you can find no other time. And when this is done you will, indeed, find yourselves in a new world. You don't know how much good it would do you all. Ignorance cannot help you or anybody else. Ignorance is dark; knowledge is light. Do not think you have done much till you can read that glorious book which our Father sent down to us from heaven. It is his voice. It speaks to you. You must learn to read it. But, whatever you may neglect for yourselves, don't, oh, don't let your chil
9th (search for this): chapter 194
rizing the President to receive into the service of the United States, persons of African descent who might be found competent to aid in constructing entrenchments, or performing camp service or labor. This was the beginning of a wise policy in our legislation regarding the employment of Colored men. In the following October, at Fanueil Hall, Mr. Sumner had spoken in justification of a direct appeal to the slaves of Rebels: but this was on all sides regarded as premature, at least. On the 9th of the following February, 1863, however, he introduced a bill to raise additional soldiers for the service of the United States, and to accept every able-bodied free male person of African descent, of the age of eighteen, and under forty-five years, for military service, the monthly pay of such free persons to be the same as that of volunteers; provided, that the whole number thus called into the service should not exceed one hundred thousand men. But the Bill was not reach ed during the se
9th (search for this): chapter 151
rizing the President to receive into the service of the United States, persons of African descent who might be found competent to aid in constructing entrenchments, or performing camp service or labor. This was the beginning of a wise policy in our legislation regarding the employment of Colored men. In the following October, at Fanueil Hall, Mr. Sumner had spoken in justification of a direct appeal to the slaves of Rebels: but this was on all sides regarded as premature, at least. On the 9th of the following February, 1863, however, he introduced a bill to raise additional soldiers for the service of the United States, and to accept every able-bodied free male person of African descent, of the age of eighteen, and under forty-five years, for military service, the monthly pay of such free persons to be the same as that of volunteers; provided, that the whole number thus called into the service should not exceed one hundred thousand men. But the Bill was not reach ed during the se
12th (search for this): chapter 255
of Dominica, and with this object in view, on the 5th of December, 1870, in his annual message, he had said: I now firmly believe that the moment it is known that the United States have entirely abandoned the project of accepting as a part of its territory, the Island of San Domingo, a free port will be negotiated for by European powers, in the Bay of Samana; and ringing some changes upon the Monroe doctrine, he manifested a strong wish to have something effectual done on the subject. On the 12th of the month, Mr. Morton offered Resolutions authorizing the President to appoint three Commissioners, and a Secretary, to proceed to the Island, to obtain all sorts of information, etc., and report. When the matter came up, Mr. Sumner, who comprehended the whole subject better than any man in either House, moved that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Executive business; and he spoke against the whole annexation scheme. He began by saying: Mr. President,—The resolution before the
12th (search for this): chapter 235
of Dominica, and with this object in view, on the 5th of December, 1870, in his annual message, he had said: I now firmly believe that the moment it is known that the United States have entirely abandoned the project of accepting as a part of its territory, the Island of San Domingo, a free port will be negotiated for by European powers, in the Bay of Samana; and ringing some changes upon the Monroe doctrine, he manifested a strong wish to have something effectual done on the subject. On the 12th of the month, Mr. Morton offered Resolutions authorizing the President to appoint three Commissioners, and a Secretary, to proceed to the Island, to obtain all sorts of information, etc., and report. When the matter came up, Mr. Sumner, who comprehended the whole subject better than any man in either House, moved that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Executive business; and he spoke against the whole annexation scheme. He began by saying: Mr. President,—The resolution before the
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