hide Matching Documents

The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.

Document Max. Freq Min. Freq
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Harvard Memorial Biographies 74 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition. 34 0 Browse Search
The picturesque pocket companion, and visitor's guide, through Mount Auburn 24 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 18 0 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 10 0 Browse Search
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865 10 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 4 0 Browse Search
Historic leaves, volume 6, April, 1907 - January, 1908 4 0 Browse Search
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks) 4 2 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 4 0 Browse Search
View all matching documents...

Browsing named entities in C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874.. You can also browse the collection for Temple or search for Temple in all documents.

Your search returned 2 results in 2 document sections:

C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Section Eighth: the war of the Rebellion. (search)
things than those surely were to be hoped from Mr. Benton, of Missouri, who prided himself on being considered the illuminated Senator. Even he used this language: The peace of eleven States in this Union will not permit the fruits of a successful negro insurrection to be exhibited among them. And all this while the sacred form of Liberty lay crushed under the wheels of the Slavery Juggernaut. But the victims of this national idol were not to be forever offered up—these immolations in our Temple dedicated to the Goddess of Liberty were to cease. Xxxi. On the 23d of April, on motion of Mr. Sumner, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, when he delivered an eloquent and convincing speech. It was the first argument worthy of the name ever uttered in either House on that subject, and it did its work so effectually, that it proved to be the last that was ever to be required. Commissioners were appointed by the three governments, and diplomatic intercourse was at once institu
ert in his breast, where sympathy with black men struggling for elevation could find shelter He said that the memorial originated in a design to revolutionize the South, and convulse the Union. As sure as you live, sir, was his prophecy, if this course is permitted to go on, the sun of this Union will go down in blood, and go down to rise no more. I will vote unhesitatingly against nefarious designs like these. They are treason! Better things than those surely were to be hoped from Mr. Benton, of Missouri, who prided himself on being considered the illuminated Senator. Even he used this language: The peace of eleven States in this Union will not permit the fruits of a successful negro insurrection to be exhibited among them. And all this while the sacred form of Liberty lay crushed under the wheels of the Slavery Juggernaut. But the victims of this national idol were not to be forever offered up—these immolations in our Temple dedicated to the Goddess of Liberty were to ceas