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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)
m S. Thayer, Consul-General to Egypt; while at home, even such men as Orestes A. Brownson, the most vigorous thinker and writer of the Catholic Church—and, in fact, from all orders and classes of men, the Speech at Worcester had been warmly applauded, and the course he was afterwards taking, most earnestly sanctioned. Xiv. But while this thing was slowly righting itself in the councils of the administration, Mr. Sumner's voice was once more heard in Cooper Institute, where, on the 27th of November—still in the year 1861—he pronounced another famous oration, on The Rebellion: its Origin and Mainspring, in which he once more surveyed the whole field. The key-note of this speech will be found in the following passage, which is one of the clearest of his many lucid interpretations of the wonderful events then transpiring: The duty which I announce, if not urgent now, as a Military necessity, in just self-defence, will present itself constantly, as our armies advance in the Slave<
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Xiv. (search)
Xiv. But while this thing was slowly righting itself in the councils of the administration, Mr. Sumner's voice was once more heard in Cooper Institute, where, on the 27th of November—still in the year 1861—he pronounced another famous oration, on The Rebellion: its Origin and Mainspring, in which he once more surveyed the whole field. The key-note of this speech will be found in the following passage, which is one of the clearest of his many lucid interpretations of the wonderful events then transpiring: The duty which I announce, if not urgent now, as a Military necessity, in just self-defence, will present itself constantly, as our armies advance in the Slave States, or land on their coasts. If it does not stare us in the face at this moment, it is because, unhappily, we are still everywhere acting on the defensive. As we begin to be successful, it must rise before us for practical decision; and we cannot avoid it. There will be slaves in our camps, or within our extended