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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 | 12 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 31 : the prison—discipline debates in Tremont Temple .—1846 -1847 . (search)
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 32 : the annexation of Texas .—the Mexican War .—Winthrop and Sumner .—1845 -1847 . (search)
Chapter 32: the annexation of Texas.—the Mexican War.—Winthrop and Sumner.—1845-1847.
The annexation of Texas, plotted during Jackson's Administration, obstructed by Van Buren's, and consummated by Tyler's, was in its origin and at every step a conspiracy of the aggressive and fanatical partisans of slavery to consolidate th s imperial in extent, fortunate in position, rejoicing in marvellous fertility, commanding the Gulf of mexico, and assuring military and commercial advantages;
Sumner, in a letter to his brother George, Sept. 30, 1845, admitted that the material interests of the country might be forwarded by the acquisition, but insisted that s first effort to put the party to which they belonged on the same plane of sentiment and action where they themselves stood.
With this body of men at this period Sumner allied himself, taking the first step in his active political career.
He had already, from his youth, in a more private way,—by correspondence, and contributi