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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 16 0 Browse Search
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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 3 1 Browse Search
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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 2: early political action and military training. (search)
known. On the next day the corporation organ came out with a statement repudiating this notice, and declaring that there was no such purpose on the part of the corporations. To ascertain if the notice was fully and thoroughly repudiated, Mr. Linus Child, who was at the head of the Boot corporation, was waited upon by two members of the city committee, one of whom had been elected to the legislature at the first election. They asked Mr. Child what would be the action of the corporations regMr. Child what would be the action of the corporations regarding the men who should vote the ten-hour ticket, and they made oath that he answered them in the following language: The men who vote the Coalition ten-hour ticket will not be employed by our company. He further stated that this was the determination of all the corporations in the city. Not a word was said as to discharging anybody for voting. This interview was published broadcast and never denied. One of the two committee-men referred to was apparently so well satisfied that the infl
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 7: (search)
d, That Massachusetts responds with full heart to the acclaim with which the Army of Virginia greeted the appointment to its command of Major-General George B. McClellan. We put trust in him whom brave men desire, to do battle for our cause. Let all irregular and irresponsible intermeddling with his command of the army, whether in high places or low, by letter-writers in camp or Governors in convention, anywhere and everywhere, henceforth cease. The president of the convention was Hon. Linus Child, who described the action of the Republican Convention as of a character to disturb that union, and that unity of action and of government, which alone can render our efforts successful in the great work we have in hand. Judge Abbott spoke in favor of every patriot coming forward to sustain the Government, and consult for the best interests of a tottering nation. We must have the abandonment of all parties. The only question now is, Shall the glorious old flag wave over the whole l
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)
d them to the convention in an earnest and conciliatory speech. Linus Child at once objected to the amendment that it was superfluous, beings the committee's report, which sufficiently covered the ground. Child was a delegate from Lowell, to which city he had recently removed fhis change of position as connected with a change of residence, and Child defended himself with considerable warmth. C. F. Adams, whose speece of affairs. His remarks were a reply to Winthrop's speech and to Child's objection to Phillips's resolutions, and criticised sharply the cobstruction save in Winthrop. At this juncture Lawrence, Winthrop, Child, and other prominent Whigs were seen to be anxiously conferring, anWalley renewed, even as to the remaining three, the objection which Child had made as to the whole,—that they were superfluous. The vote wasen to the convention at the preliminary caucus; ascribed to him and Child, and others who were swayed by the same influences, the defeat of P
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 38: repeal of the Missouri Compromise.—reply to Butler and Mason.—the Republican Party.—address on Granville Sharp.—friendly correspondence.—1853-1854. (search)
nor enter more deeply than your much obliged friend and humble servant. The speech found generous approval with many who had been much opposed to Sumner's political course. Conservative Whigs expressed in letters their full satisfaction with its doctrines and spirit, and their confidence in him as the representative of the opinions and policy of Massachusetts, with the regret that Everett had failed to represent them in a critical hour. Among those who wrote their full approval was Linus Child, who had supported Winthrop in the Whig convention in 1846. Prescott wrote, I don't see but what all Boston has got round; in fact, we must call him [Sumner] the Massachusetts senator. George Livermore, of Cambridge, a merchant and a conservative Whig, wrote, May 4:— I asked an old Whig friend to-day (one who wondered last year that I could say a word in favor of Sumner when I thought you unreasonably assailed) if he had read your last speech on the Nebraska bill. Yes, said he, I
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 47: third election to the Senate. (search)
hen suffering from the disability which followed the assault in 1856; and during the recent session he had not been out of his seat a single hour. Among his critics who had imputed to him a neglect of the material interests of his State was Linus Child, Ante, vol. III. p. 120. to be recalled as an opponent of the Conscience Whigs of 1846, who had in behalf of the cotton manufacturers visited Washington during the recent session especially to prevent a tax on the production of cotton. Haviknowledging the great obligations of his clients to the two Massachusetts senators for their efficient service in protecting a great New England interest; and he reported to the manufacturers his peculiar indebtedness to Sumner. Shortly after, Mr. Child sought Sumner's influence for an internal revenue appointment, and failing to receive it turned against him, first speaking against him in the Republican convention, and then, changing his party, he took the chair at the People's Party conventi