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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)
ty-three. New York Tribune, Dec. 30 and 31, 1860; New York Herald, December 31; New York Evening Post, Jan. 15. 1861. Within three weeks from this action, he made a speech in the house, January 31, in which he returned to the support of the propositions he had offered and later rejected. Everett, Winthrop, and A. A. Lawrence, members of the Boston Union Committee, sat near Adams as he was speaking; and when he closed, Everett gave him congratulations and approval. Another hearer was Cassius M. Clay, who approved Adams's propositions in an address in Washington, January 26; New York Tribune, January 28. Adams in this speech indicated his disposition to abandon the personal liberty laws of the States. Everett approved the Crittenden Compromise in a letter to the author of it; but Winthrop's reply was guarded. Coleman's Life of J. J. Crittenden, pp. 238, 239. In this speech he maintained the inability of Congress to prohibit slavery in the Territories in the face of the Dred Scott
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 47: third election to the Senate. (search)
ing his career, at the slightest warning of any attempt to assail or weaken his position, they came at once to his rescue. He mainspring of their loyalty is easily found; and it is creditable alike to him and to them. They had been inspired, many of them in youth, by his noble sentiments, his courageous statements of moral truth, his unconquerable will in the warfare with slavery; and when aroused, they made a formidable power, such as no other statesman has been able to command. Jackson, Clay, and Webster drew to themselves hosts of friends by their personal and intellectual qualities; but Sumner stands almost alone as a public man whose great support was the moral enthusiasm of the people. The Republican State convention met at Worcester, September 9, and Sumner's supporters were ready for the first encounter. They decided to make the issue openly upon him in the convention. This direct appeal to the people in the nomination of a senator was contrary to custom in Massachuset
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 48: Seward.—emancipation.—peace with France.—letters of marque and reprisal.—foreign mediation.—action on certain military appointments.—personal relations with foreigners at Washington.—letters to Bright, Cobden, and the Duchess of Argyll.—English opinion on the Civil War.—Earl Russell and Gladstone.—foreign relations.—1862-1863. (search)
hope to do to-night. The President, I understand, is pleased with them. My hope was to do something to lift the tone of our foreign relations. I beg you to believe me grateful for the kind and good help which you gave me. It looked as if Clay Cassius M. Clay, nominated for the Russian mission. would be rejected. He pressed his case, and interested the President, till at last on Saturday Seward came to me with a most urgent message from the President to let him pass. Other members Cassius M. Clay, nominated for the Russian mission. would be rejected. He pressed his case, and interested the President, till at last on Saturday Seward came to me with a most urgent message from the President to let him pass. Other members of the committee were spoken to also. So I was authorized to report him; but I have not yet done it. A special session of the Senate, lasting ten days, was held as soon as the Congress expired. Sumner now entered on his third term. One of the treaties ratified at this session was with Belgium for the capitalization of the Scheldt dues. The king communicated through the Belgian minister at Washington his thanks to Sumner for his efforts in securing its ratification. Sumner's public