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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 3 3 Browse Search
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 36: first session in Congress.—welcome to Kossuth.—public lands in the West.—the Fugitive Slave Law.—1851-1852. (search)
s of the day whatever is said or done by any prominent public man, no matter how hostile or offensive to them his position may be. There were miscellaneous matters to which Sumner gave his attention at his first session; and in some of them his interest continued during his entire service in the Senate. He moved a resolution to abolish the spirit ration in the navy, and increase the pay of the enlisted men; Jan. 19 and 22. 1852. Sumner renewed the proposition at the next session (March 3, 1853). Sigma of the Boston Transcript (January 26, 1852), noting the resolution, wrote that he was glad, after running up the formidable column of Mr. Sumner's sins, to make such a respectable entry to his credit. also a resolution for cheap ocean postage, the rate being then twenty-four cents for half an ounce, for which he gave his reasons briefly. Works, vol. III. p. 45. He moved, July 20, another resolution on the subject. The Legislature of Massachusetts supported him by a resolve p
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 37: the national election of 1852.—the Massachusetts constitutional convention.—final defeat of the coalition.— 1852-1853. (search)
Lord Wharncliffe. anticipated General Pierce's election. So did all here, except the more active partisans against him, and General Scott himself, who continued to the last sanguine of success. I remember at, the dinner at the Calderons, where we met. that he said to me that he should be hard to beat. Remember me kindly to your father and mother, and to your Uncle James. James Stuart Wortley. Ante. vol. i. p. 304. The session of Congress, beginning Dec. 7, 1852, and ending March 3, 1853, was undisturbed by any debate concerning slavery. Chase, Hale, and Sumner, the three Free Soilers, were omitted from the list of committees which was agreed upon by the Democratic and Whig senators, with the explanation that they were outside of any healthy political organization. Vacancies were left for these senators, but on a ballot being taken to fill them, though each received some votes, there was no quorum and no election. The President, being authorized to fill them, assigned