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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 32: the annexation of Texas.—the Mexican War.—Winthrop and Sumner.—1845-1847. (search)
to the former as one of a nest of vipers. Historic controversies are never without such incidents, and posterity giving slight heed to them will care only to find out with which party was the essential right. The controversy concerning Winthrop created against Sumner much asperity of feeling in Boston, broke up his relations with families by whom he had been hitherto received most cordially, cost him friendships which he valued dearly, Letters to George Sumner, Dec. 31, 1846, and July 31, 1847, post, pp. 138, 142. and secluded him almost entirely from general society. It ended his visits at Nathan Appleton's. To Lieber, March 22, 1847, Mss. Ticknor's door was closed to him; Ticknor and Sumner had no intercourse after this. They met casually, July 15, 1857, at the house of General Fox, in London, Ticknor leaving and Sumner arriving at the same moment. General Fox observing that they did not speak, inquired of Sumner as to the cause, and was indignant to learn that the