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George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 1,873 1,873 Browse Search
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C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Section Eighth: the war of the Rebellion. (search)
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
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Lv. (search)
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