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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 2 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 2 0 Browse Search
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 35: Massachusetts and the compromise.—Sumner chosen senator.—1850-1851. (search)
ional conventions; and in this vote Caleb Cushing, a member of the House, concurred. A vote by yeas and nays on written ballots resulted in fifty-eight for Sumner and twenty-seven against him; and his nomination was then ratified, with only five dissenting votes, The detailed account of the proceedings will be found in Wilson's two statements, published in the Commonwealth, January 30 and February 18, the Commonwealth's article of February 10, and a Democratic narrative, prepared by James S. Whitney of Conway, or Whiting Griswold of Greenfield, both of whom voted for Sumner. and with no signs of persevering opposition from any quarter. His election now seemed assured. George S. Boutwell, Democrat, was chosen governor, and the other State offices were filled as had been arranged. At this point, however, some Democratic members, led by Cushing, met in caucus and decided not to support Sumner on account of his antislavery position, which they described as abolitionism and disunion
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, Boston events. (search)
rf, Sep. 1, 1837 New building completed, cost $1,073,371.43, June 16, 1847 Collectors, Benj. Lincoln, in office, 1796 Henry Dearborn, in office, 1809 Henry A. S. Dearborn, in office, 1813 David Henshaw, in office, 1829 George Bancroft, in office, 1838 Levi Lincoln, in office, 1841 Robert Rantoul, in office, 1844 Marcus Morton, in office, 1845 Charles Greeley, Jr., in office, 1849 Charles H. Peaslee, in office, 1853 Arthur W. Austin, in office, 1857 James S. Whitney, in office, 1860 John Z. Goodrich, in office, 1861 Hannibal Hamlin, in office, 1866 Thomas Russell, in office, 1867 William A. Simmons, in office, 1874 Alanson W. Beard, in office, 1878 Roland Worthington, in office, 1882 D. Daguerreotype likenesses first taken in Boston, Mar. 10, 1840 Dancing in taverns prohibited by law, 1651 On ropes, prohibited by law, May 28, 1735 Dancing Schools, prohibited by law, 1673 One opened by George Brownwell,