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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 44: Secession.—schemes of compromise.—Civil War.—Chairman of foreign relations Committee.—Dr. Lieber.—November, 1860– April, 1861. (search)
ld Free Soil associates ended in 1861, except that he took the chair at a Free Soil Reunion at Downer Landing, Aug. 9, 1877. The publication of his diary at some future period is likely to throw light on his action in the winter of 1860-1861. The peace conference of delegates from the free States and the border slave States, including Tennessee and North Carolina, called at the instance of the Legislature of Virginia, was in session at Washington from February 4 to February 27. Ex-President John Tyler, who well represented its spirit, was its president, and Salmon P. Chase led the non-compromisers on the floor. The majority voted propositions of compromise in the line of the Crittenden scheme; but Congress gave no heed to them. A considerable number of the members of the Massachusetts Legislature voted against the State's taking part in the conference, and Sumner agreed with them, being the only member of the Massachusetts delegation in Congress who declined to recommend the ap