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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 28: the city Oration,—the true grandeur of nations.—an argument against war.—July 4, 1845.—Age 34. (search)
llustration of mine. Have I not answered your queries? I shall enlist you as a raw recruit in my army. I will inscribe your name when I visit you. I am here in durance professional, and cannot escape from Boston till after Commencement. I long for a breath of the mountains and a seat under your roof. When I can get away, and for how long, I know not. With my love to your wife, Ever sincerely yours, Charles Sumner. To Henry K. Oliver, Adjutant-General, Boston. Court Street, Aug. 20, 1845. my dear Sir,—I should be very churlish not to be very sensible to your kind appreciation of the character of my remarks on the Fourth of July. Perhaps, if you were acquainted with all the circumstances leading to my appointment as orator,—my opinions on the topics naturally suggested by the day being known to several, if not all, of the Committee by whom I was appointed,—you might be induced to modify your judgment with regard to the propriety of the course I took. I have no ambiti<