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Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 4, Chapter 8: to England and the Continent.—1867. (search)
t, and, as Honorary Secretary, practically managed it, the credit for the remarkable character and success of the occasion was largely due. The attention of the provinces was at once aroused, and invitations from other cities eager to imitate the example of London and do him honor poured in upon Mr. Garrison. He spent his last evening in London at July 1. the House of Commons, hearing brief speeches by Gladstone, Bright, and Disraeli; and saying good-bye in the lobby to Bright, Hughes, Potter, Taylor, and Stansfeld. T. Hughes, T. B. Potter, P. A. Taylor, James Stansfeld, Jr. The next day he was off for Manchester, where he and his companions were entertained at the Trevelyan (Temperance) Hotel, as the guests of the United Kingdom Alliance, July 2-6. the powerful organization having for its object the total suppression of the liquor traffic. A public dinner was given him on the evening of July 4th, Thomas Bazley, M. P. for Manchester, presiding, and George Thompson coming down
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)
Address,—particularly in its effect in making England appear in a worse light than France, W. E. Forster made the same criticism in a letter, October 13, 1863. Forster's Life, by T. Wemyss Reed, vol. i. pp. 360, 561. and in its omission to bring prominently forward the alliance in sentiment between the American people and the English masses, led by the intellect and moral and religious worth of the kingdom. A few English friends, and only a few, were not disturbed by the speech,—as T. B. Potter, who thought it glorious, and Prof. F. W. Newman, who associated it as an historical memorial side by side with the proclamation of freedom, promotive of peace, and by a timely warning stimulating the British Cabinet to stop the sailing of the Confederate armed steamers from English ports. Notwithstanding the irritation which the Address produced in England, as well among the friends of our cause as among its enemies, its permanent effect was to open the eyes of the British people to o
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, chapter 10 (search)
declined. In the autumn Mr. Lawrence brought guests together whom he thought would be most agreeable for the senator to meet at dinner, saving, in his note of invitation, The company shall not exceed the Muses in number; and though they may not be distinguished, they shall be all honest men. Rev. Samuel K. Lothrop, always liberal in thought and genial in personal relations, invited him to meet the Wednesday Club at his house. His colored friend, J. B. Smith, gave him a dinner, with Rev. Dr. Potter of New York, Moses Kimball, and Edward Atkinson among the guests. Sumner wrote to Whittier, November 13:— Last evening I was told that you were in Boston, and to be found at the Marlboroa House. I hurried there at once, and was pained to learn that you had left for home. This was hard for me, for I longed to see you. Why did you not let me know of your visit? It would have been pleasant to review our days and note the great progression of events; and I wished also to look w