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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 44: Secession.—schemes of compromise.—Civil War.—Chairman of foreign relations Committee.—Dr. Lieber.—November, 1860– April, 1861. (search)
ed, regarding any concession in the face of menace as a destruction of the government. He made known his opposition to any division of the Territories by the Missouri Compromise line, or the adoption of the dogma of popular sovereignty. New York Tribune, Jan. 30, 1861. Nicolay and Hay's Life of Lincoln, vol. III. pp. 258, 259, 279-288, 327 note. This general statement concerning Mr. Lincoln's position must be qualified by a reference to the closing sentence of his letter to Seward, Feb. 1, 1861: Nor do I care much about New Mexico if further extension were hedged against. Nor was he at any time concerned about the oppressive and unconstitutional legislation of 1850 for the rendition of fugitive slaves. In his speeches during his journey from his home to the national capital there was no suggestion of compromise or of a surrender of any Republican position. When he reached Washington, all hope of the passage of compromise measures vanished. Among his titles to national gratitu