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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 44: Secession.—schemes of compromise.—Civil War.—Chairman of foreign relations Committee.—Dr. Lieber.—November, 1860– April, 1861. (search)
The New York Tribune, February 4, took issue with Seward, and found a parallel to his course in Webster's Seventh of March speech. The New York Independent, February 7, contains S. H. Gay's criticism of the speech; but the editor a week later took a more favorable view of it. Seward spoke again briefly January 31. Mrs. Seward and the protection of all the material interests of the country; that it needs to be obeyed rather than amended, etc. The city council of Boston passed a vote, February 7, declaring the senator's statement with regard to the petitioners undignified, unbecoming a senator and a citizen of Boston, and untrue. He was however sustain! To E. L. Pierce, who had maintained before the legislative committee the conformity of the personal liberty laws with the national Constitution, he wrote, February 7:— I honor and thank you much for your speech, which is able, wellsustained, and eloquent. If the scales have been doubtful, this powerful effort ought to
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 56: San Domingo again.—the senator's first speech.—return of the angina pectoris.—Fish's insult in the Motley Papers.— the senator's removal from the foreign relations committee.—pretexts for the remioval.—second speech against the San Domingo scheme.—the treaty of Washington.—Sumner and Wilson against Butler for governor.—1870-1871. (search)
ury. On September 23 he assisted at the Bird Club in commemorating the Whig State convention of 1846, in which he was a leader of the Conscience Whigs at the opening of his career. One evening in the autumn he was at Mrs. Sargent's Radical Club, where M. Coquerel, the French clergyman, was received, and where were also Wendell Phillips and James Freeman Clarke. He was glad to entertain with a dinner and a drive Forney and Daniel Dougherty He had introduced Mr. Dougherty at a lecture, February 7, at Lincoln Hall in Washington. on their visit to Boston. The former wrote, after his return to Philadelphia: It was a never-to-beforgotten evening,—one which it would give me rare satisfaction to be permitted to describe in my own volumes; and he communicated Dougherty's enthusiasm in recalling the meeting of the three friends in Boston. Sumner appeared twice in the autumn before the people of Boston,—once at the Music Hall to introduce as a lecturer M. Coquerel, October 9. Works, v
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 57: attempts to reconcile the President and the senator.—ineligibility of the President for a second term.—the Civil-rights Bill.—sale of arms to France.—the liberal Republican party: Horace Greeley its candidate adopted by the Democrats.—Sumner's reserve.—his relations with Republican friends and his colleague.—speech against the President.—support of Greeley.—last journey to Europe.—a meeting with Motley.—a night with John Bright.—the President's re-election.—1871-1872. (search)
es and juries, but Sumner determined, on reflection, that they should be retained. Feb. 5, 1872, Congressional Globe, p. 825. The two senators renewed their contention over the Declaration, and Sumner went so far as to place the authority of that document higher than that of the Constitution itself, as earlier in time, loftier, more majestic, more sublime in character and principle. The scene between Sumner and Carpenter, February 5, is described by J. R. G. H. in the New York Tribune, February 7. Sherman and Frelinghuysen were on the whole with Sumner, though disagreeing on one or two points; and the Senate, on the latter's motion, exempted the churches. The Chinaman again appeared, as one section struck out the word white from all statutes of the United States. Sherman was unwilling to open the gates to the heathen races; but Sumner declined to modify the section, justifying its scope, and the Senate voted to retain it. There was a tie vote on Sumner's amendment Among those