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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)
to the humblest individual is resented as an injury to the Commonwealth; and he who has lately been returned to slavery was as much entitled to all the privileges of citizenship in this State as you, Mr. President, covered with honors as you are. Some twenty years ago, in the State of New York, an individual, not a colored person, was kidnapped, carried away, and killed. That outrage caused an immense excitement where it took place, which finally spread to New England. The abduction of William Morgan—of that single citizen!—by the Free Masons of his own State aroused the Northern States. and even called into existence a political party. Now an individual has been stolen,—we have not heard that he has been slain,—but he has been carried back to suffer all the wrongs which slavery can inflict. That outrage should rouse the citizens of Massachusetts and the Northern States to call for the abolition of that institution which has caused it. Boston Whig, September 24. The meeti
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 40: outrages in Kansas.—speech on Kansas.—the Brooks assault.—1855-1856. (search)
y. In all this he appeared no better than a vulgar assassin, who was careful not to meet his antagonist on an equal footing. Every few moments he passed from bravado to ribaldry. He spoke of Pennington as the prosecuting member, the thumb-paper member, the Falstaffian member, who, like his prototype, was born about four o'clock in the morning; and if he has not the bald head, is graced with the corporeal rotundity of his predecessor upon his advent into the sublunary world. He referred to Morgan, the feminine gentleman who had been reported as calling him a villain; saying, He need not be much alarmed; and if he will hold still when I get hold of him, I'll not hurt him much. He spoke of Comins, who had armed himself, as a poltroon and puppy, as a cock that crows and won't fight, despised by the hens and even by the pullets. Massachusetts had, in his view, in her resolutions condemning the assault, given additional proof that she neither comprehends the theory of our government nor
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 41: search for health.—journey to Europe.—continued disability.—1857-1858. (search)
over the palace by Rev. Mr. Thomas, the son-in-law of the Archbishop; attended House of Commons, where I heard Lord John Russell on the Jews again; dined with Mr. Adolphus, Adolphus and Ellis, the reporters, were each old friends of Sumner. Ante, vol. 1. p. 343; vol. II. pp. 64, 65, 373. and met there Mr. Macaulay, also Mr. Ellis; after dinner also Mr. Paull, Henry Paull. now member for St. Ives, who remembered meeting me at Berlin. August 4. Lunched at Argyll Lodge; called on Lady Morgan; Sumner made her acquaintance in 1838. Ante, vol. II. pp. 21, 46. went to House of Commons; dined at Senior's en famille. August 5. Mr. Parkes breakfasted with me; at ten o'clock left London; took the train to Godalming, where I got upon the outside of the stage-coach for twenty-four miles on my way to Mr. Cobden's at Midhurst, passing the great estates of Petworth, now in the hands of Colonel Wyndham. Mr. Cobden was waiting for me at half-past 6 o'clock, and drove me to his pleas