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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 49: letters to Europe.—test oath in the senate.—final repeal of the fugitive-slave act.—abolition of the coastwise slave-trade.—Freedmen's Bureau.—equal rights of the colored people as witnesses and passengers.—equal pay of colored troops.—first struggle for suffrage of the colored people.—thirteenth amendment of the constitution.— French spoliation claims.—taxation of national banks.— differences with Fessenden.—Civil service Reform.—Lincoln's re-election.—parting with friends.—1863-1864. (search)
s favor, which reviewed the statutes and decisions of the slave States, noted the history of the exclusion of witnesses in other countries, and set forth the injustice and irrational character of a disability imposed on the ground of color. February 29, Works, vol. VIII. pp. 176-216. A few days before making the report he had advocated the inclusion of the prohibitory provision in a bill authorizing colored persons to carry the mails. February 26, 29, Congressional Globe, pp. 837, 838, 829, Congressional Globe, pp. 837, 838, 868. Failing to get his bill before the Senate, he moved it as an amendment to an appropriation bill, making a brief speech in its favor, and pressing it against the appeal of senators, who feared that any new impediment to the bill so late in the session would peril it. June 25, Works, vol. IX. pp. 39-46. Again his pertinacity prevailed, notwithstanding the reasonable objection that his amendment was not germane. He regarded this law, securing equality in the courts, as the most important o
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, chapter 10 (search)
n 1880. Sherman, chairman of the Senate finance committee, made a speech, Feb. 27, 1868, in which, taking ground against Edmunds and New England senators generally, he maintained the right of the government to redeem the principal of the debt in existing depreciated currency, although, by a nice distinction, denying the right to make a new issue of currency for the purpose. The speech caused general alarm for the safety of the national honor. Edward Atkinson, of Boston, wrote to Sumner, February 29: Sherman's speech has created more distrust here than anything that has yet taken place. Mr. Atkinson contributed a series of papers to the New York Evening Post, which were published in a pamphlet, with the title Senator Sherman's Fallacies. William Endicott, Jr., of the same city, wrote the same day, invoking Sumner to remonstrate against the national perfidy proposed by Mr. Sherman. The country will always be grateful to Mr. Sherman for his later services, both in the Senate and
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)
t equal to the occasion, lacking definiteness and force. New York Tribune, February 15, 16, 17, 29. An acrimonious debate, lasting over two weeks, followed. Sumner was not well at the time, and onore effective than when he opened the debate. Works, vol. XV. pp. 5-44; New York Tribune, February 29; New York Herald, February 29; Boston Journal, February 29. It was a calm and dignified stateFebruary 29; Boston Journal, February 29. It was a calm and dignified statement, without personality towards his opponents; and it won the favor of his audience, which was large and inspiring. Hamlin objected to Logan's motion for the admission of ladies to the Senate chFebruary 29. It was a calm and dignified statement, without personality towards his opponents; and it won the favor of his audience, which was large and inspiring. Hamlin objected to Logan's motion for the admission of ladies to the Senate chamber, which had been allowed on previous days. He was at the time very bitter against Sumner. The next day he spoke briefly. February 29. Congressional Globe, pp. 1292-1295. He defended himselFebruary 29. Congressional Globe, pp. 1292-1295. He defended himself against the charge of having taken an unpatriotic position, contending that it was his supreme duty to keep his country right, and pointing for examples under like circumstances to Cobden and Brigh