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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 4 4 Browse Search
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 30: addresses before colleges and lyceums.—active interest in reforms.—friendships.—personal life.—1845-1850. (search)
der, as member of the Governor's Council, against the opposition of conservative Whigs, Courier, Jan. 17, 1848; Palfrey's first speech in Congress as a treatment of the slavery question, the second article being a rejoinder to the Atlas, Courier, Feb. 1 and 15, 1848. His contributions at this period to journals and magazines on literary or legal topics were few and brief, chiefly notices of books which were prompted by a personal interest in the authors. The following are identified: Reviught the distinction between law and equity, then rigidly enforced equally without reason, an anomaly in our jurisprudence and also in that of England. unworthy of an age when the law is treated as a science. Letter to Professor Mittermaier, Feb. 1, 1848 (Mss.). When in Germany I knew well the two great masters of the question of codification,— Savigny, the renowned head of the historical school; and Thibaut, who was the chief of the didactic school. The latter is now dead, leaving a name of
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)
cal morality, if he could expunge the record of it by the sacrifice of the memory of all his preceding brilliant career, he would make a bargain. July 16. Adams repeated the charge in nearly the same terms later,—Boston Whig Nov. 20, 1847; Feb. 1, 1848. When this was written Sumner had not taken his pen, and nothing which he afterwards wrote exceeded in substance the measure of Adams's severe condemnation of the vote. The Advertiser then broke the silence it had maintained, and replied to tf Congress written for the purpose of defeating Winthrop's election as Speaker. Adams replied indignantly that the language of that editor betrayed the cowardice of the hired assassin, and not the courage of the open murderer. Boston Whig, Feb. 1, 1848. See correspondence between Adams and Schouler, Whig, Nov. 20, 1847. Adams's part in the discussion ended Feb. 21, 1848. On that day John Quincy Adams, while in his seat in the House, was stricken the second time with paralysis, and was take