he Supreme Bench, and wished him to concentrate his energies in that direction.
His friends, too, at this time-Hillard, Felton, Liebe, and even Longfellow — were either opposed to introducing the slavery question into politics or practically indiff acrimony, and Sumner never failed to do his former friend a service when he found an opportunity.
His difference with Felton was of a more serious kind.
Emerson, perhaps, judged Felton too severely,--a man of ardent temperament who was always inFelton too severely,--a man of ardent temperament who was always in danger of saying more than he intended.
Sumner's election to the Senate was a chance in ten thousand.
It is well known that at first he declined to be a candidate.
He did not think he was fitted for the position, and when Caleb Gushing urged h Freesoil leaders with whom he now came in contact in his own State were much more akin to his own nature than Story, and Felton, and Hillard.
Sumner was never popular in Washington, as he had been among the English liberals and Cambridge men of let
407.
Debenham, Miss Anna M., 408 Divers, Bridget, 80-82.
Dix, Miss Dorothea L., 45, 97-108,
134,274,290. Don Carlos, Mrs. Minnie, 89.
Dougherty, Miss Deborah, 408.
Dykeman, Mrs. M. J., 408.
Edgar, Mrs. T. D., 409.
Edwards, Miss, 89.
Elliott, Miss Melcenia, 48, 380-384.
Ellis, Mrs. Mary, 408.
Ellis, Miss Ruth L., 405.
Ely, Mrs. Dr., 409.
Engelmann, Mrs. Mary, 409.
Etheridge, Mrs. Annie, 218, 301.
Fales, Mrs. Almira, 47, 279-283.
Fales, Miss, 409.
Farr, Mrs. Lizzie H., 411.
Felton, Miss Mary, 411.
Ferris, Mrs., 408.
Field, Mrs. David Dudley, 62.
Filley, Mrs. Chauncey I., 408.
Fisk, Mrs. Clinton B., 408.
Flanders, Mrs. Benj., 89.
Flanders, Miss Fanny, 89.
Flanders, Miss Florence, 89.
Ford, Miss Charlotte, 406.
Francis, Miss Abby, 209.
Freeman, Mrs. Olive, 408.
Fremont, Mrs. Jessie B., 274, 408.
Frietchie, Barbara, 70-72, 76. Gardiner, Miss M., 301.
Gibbons, Mrs. A. H., 406.
Gibson, Mrs. E. O., 396, 399, 408.
Gibson, Mrs. Peter, 410.
Gillis, Miss Agnes,
axon, W. L., 381
Fay, A. B., 277
Fay, A. F., 277, 466
Fay, Charles, 277
Fay, F. B., 596
Fay, F. F., 277
Fay, Isaac, 581
Fay, W. W., 277
Fay, W. W., 277
Fayerweather, G. T., 277
Fearing, Hawkes, Jr., 212, 466
Fearing, W. G., 50
Fears, G. L., 277
Fears, Samuel, 277
Federhen, Jacob, 277
Feilberg, Ulrich, 50
Felch, D. M., 277
Felch, H. F., 277
Fellows, A. G., 277
Fellows, C. O., 277
Fellows, D. H., 277
Fellows, E. S., Mrs., 581
Fellows, J. F., 212
Felton, C. C., 646
Felton, Mary, 591, 594
Fenn, C. T., Mrs., 600
Fennelly, R. J., 277
Fergnson, J. F., 50
Fernald, C. H., 50
Fernald, H. A., 277
Fernald, Joseph, 50
Ferney, T. H., 52
Ferrier, W. A., 52
Ferris, A. M., 278
Ferris, E. W., 278
Ferris, J. J., 278
Ferson, R. C., 278
Fessenden, A. D., 278
Fessenden, A. W., 278
Field, A. R., 466
Field, B. F., Jr., 278
Field, C. L., 466
Field, E. F., 278
Field, Edward, 646
Field, F. K., 278, 488
Field, G. W., 278
Field, H. M., 488
Field, J. F., 278
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