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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 59: cordiality of senators.—last appeal for the Civil-rights bill. —death of Agassiz.—guest of the New England Society in New York.—the nomination of Caleb Cushing as chief-justice.—an appointment for the Boston custom-house.— the rescinding of the legislative censure.—last effort in debate.—last day in the senate.—illness, death, funeral, and memorial tributes.—Dec. 1, 1873—March 11, 1874. (search)
uffered from a spinal affection,—complaining also of severe pain while they were conversing. He expressed to Mr. Schurz the fear that he should not be able to support him by a speech on finance as he had hoped. He conversed at his seat with Mr. Spofford, the librarian, who came to consult him on the authorship of Hargrave's Argument in the Case of James Somersett, a Negro, etc.,—a book with which he had been long familiar. He talked with Mr. Spofford about the title of his Prophetic VoicesMr. Spofford about the title of his Prophetic Voices concerning America. saving that Longfellow preferred the preposition concerning to of. While in the Senate he felt again, at times severely, the pains in his side, referring to them in conversation as they came, and also in a letter, written the same day, to Dr. Brown-Sequard. To one or more with whom he spoke he said, I am tired, tired. The employees in the Senate chamber observed signs of illness in his face and manner, and unusual glances as he finally left the chamber, suggesting the pos