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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 25: service for Crawford.—The Somers Mutiny.—The nation's duty as to slavery.—1843.—Age, 32. (search)
m at a critical moment of his career. The Mutiny of the Somers was the subject of Sumner's only contribution to the North. LVII. pp. 195-241. after his return from Europe. The Somers, a brig-of-war of the United States, sailed front New York historical composition. Then, reviewing the facts of the Somers mutiny, he vindicates the summary execution of the mutineethese tidings reach home, where shall the commander of the Somers hide his head? To him the country will call for the ship ome, to shake his solid mind. Sumner's argument on the Somers mutiny shows that he had no sentimental notions on the rigof Mrs. Mackenzie. This defence of the commander of the Somers has a sequel. Sumner was at Saratoga in August, 1851, aftersation with Judge Story about the execution on board the Somers. Perhaps his judgment would be of higher authority than tnumber of the North American Review, on the mutiny of the Somers. You will see that I take a different line of argument fr
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 28: the city Oration,—the true grandeur of nations.—an argument against war.—July 4, 1845.—Age 34. (search)
himself. The entire edition of his Works, it may be remarked, is to extend to fourteen volumes, of which two are yet to be issued. He had never any sentimental aversion to the use of force as such, even when necessary to the extent of taking life. In 1842 he was earnestly in favor of decisive measures against the rebellion in Rhode Island, and of the use of the national troops for its suppression. Ante, Vol. II. p. 212. He went further in sustaining Mackenzie's summary execution of the Somers mutineers than many who did not share his peace views. Ante, Vol. II. pp. 233-237. In 1862 he advised President Lincoln not to commute the death-sentence passed upon a slave-trader, to the end that the traffic itself should be branded as infamous. When the Southern Rebellion was gathering its forces, he resisted all schemes of compromise, although well assured that their defeat involved inevitable civil war; and, during the winter of 1860-61, conferred frequently with General Scott to pro