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February 10th, 1842 AD (search for this): chapter 24
pose of verifying nationality. This qualified right of search, or of inquiry,as he preferred to call it, Sumner maintained in two elaborate articles, both filling five and a half columns, and printed in the Boston Advertiser. Jan. 4 and Feb. 10, 1842. Sumner's first article was republished in the National Intelligencer, Feb. 5. They reply at length to the positions taken by Mr. Stevenson, the American Minister, in his correspondence with the British Foreign Secretary. The second is a rhe wave. To-morrow or next day, the packet will be here. Query: Will he eat the dinner the young Bostonians wish him to eat, and make the speeches (large price for a dinner!) which they expect him to make? To Dr. Francis Lieber. Boston, Feb. 10, 1842. my dear Lieber,—. . . Longfellow's book contains some of the most beautiful gems of American poetry,—I would almost say, some of the most beautiful in English poetry. The description of the wreck in the ballad of the Hesperus is one of t
February 21st, 1842 AD (search for this): chapter 24
be and Madisonian have come out against it. I have not seen either. I do not belong to a reading-room, and see very few papers. I long to see your letter on the Creole, and wish I could send you a copy of one I wrote to Mr. Harvey, of New York, about a month ago, who wrote to me, asking what I thought of the case. The omitted part of this letter states the same points as are given in the letter to Mr. Harvey, of Jan. 14, 1842. . . . Ever yours, C. S. To D1. Lieber he wrote, Feb. 21, 1842:— I shall not go to the Supreme Court this winter, probably never. The cases in which I was retained to go there have been brought to a conclusion here without resorting to Washington. I am glad you like Choate so well. His position here is very firm. He is the leader of our bar, with an overwhelming superfluity of business, with a strong taste for books and learned men, with great amiableness of character, with uncommon eloquence, and untiring industry. I still stick to Adam
March 10th, 1842 AD (search for this): chapter 24
ce. His example swill encourage others in worse breaches of decorum. . . But I still stick to Adams. His cause was grand. If I had been in the House, I should have been proud to fight under his banners. He has rallied tile North against the South; has taught them their rights, and opened their eyes to the bullying (I dislike the word as much as the thing) of the South. I wish you could extricate yourself from that coil. To Rev. Dr. William E. Channing, Boston. 4 Court Street, March 10, 1842. my dear Sir,—I am now able to send you the volume of documents containing the correspondence of 1837, on the subject of slaves thrown upon British islands. Allow me to call your attention to document 216, pp. 3-11, where Mr. Forsyth states the claim of the American Government; pp. 13-15, the answer of Lord Palmerston to this claim; pp. 25-28, a further answer of Lord Palmerston, embodying the English side in distinct and truly honorable terms; pp. 28-35, Mr. Stevenson's argument to
March 17th, 1842 AD (search for this): chapter 24
ving under me. I also send you Vol. III. of Madison's Papers. On pp. 1429, 1430, you will see that Mr. Madison thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could be property in men. I hope you have seen some very excellent articles in the New York American on Mr. Webster's despatch. They are written with feeling and knowledge, and contain a great deal of apt criticism and powerful truth. Ever sincerely yours, Charles Sumner. To Jacob Harvey. Boston, March 17, 1842. my dear Sir,—Common Sense has done the work well. I subscribe most heartily to all your views, and am glad that they have been so ably presented. The case of the Creole seems too clear for argument. What could have induced Mr. Webster to make the demand he has made I fear that the cause is to be found in the fact that he is a member of a Southern administration, with a Southern chief. But you will observe that he puts his demand upon comity alone. I think his letter a most acute
March 29th, 1842 AD (search for this): chapter 24
very able. What can be done to correct the public sentiment? I fear nothing. The question at issue is one of nice law, which the public cannot understand. Ever faithfully yours, Charles Sumner. To Lord Morpeth, New Orleans. Boston, March 29, 1842. Welcome back from Cuba, my dear Morpeth! but in New Orleans I fear there can be no agreeable welcome. If I have a correct idea of that place, there are the dregs of Parisian vice mixed with the vilest dregs of slavery. You will see howon this occasion. I wish the great moral blockade, with which the South is to be surrounded, to be strengthened and firmly established. . . . Believe me always with affectionate regard, Charles Sumner. To his brother George he wrote, March 29, 1842:— We differ from General Cass entirely, and regret very much the course he has taken. I have read his pamphlet carefully, and have been pleased with its ready flow, its agreeable style, its patriotic fervor, and its general ability; bu
March 31st, 1842 AD (search for this): chapter 24
slave-trade, what is the measure of liability for the commander? He has committed a trespass, unquestionably, in setting his foot, without permission, on any ship with the true American flag; but the maritime law of the civilized world—--a part of the law of nations—says that the officer shall not be liable in damages, provided he had probable cause to suspect the ship of being liable to capture. Probable cause is a sufficient defence for any marine tort. To Dr. Channing he wrote, March 31, 1842:— I ought to apologize for the freedom with which I have marked the proofs and appended notes. To Dr. Channing's pamphlet on The Duty of the Free States. Believe me, I do not presume upon the value of any of the suggestions I have ventured to make, but offer them only for the consideration of your better judgment, if you have time and inclination to look at them. To his brother George he wrote, April 1, 1842:— Dr. Channing has put forth a glorious pamphlet on the Creole
April 1st, 1842 AD (search for this): chapter 24
ufficient defence for any marine tort. To Dr. Channing he wrote, March 31, 1842:— I ought to apologize for the freedom with which I have marked the proofs and appended notes. To Dr. Channing's pamphlet on The Duty of the Free States. Believe me, I do not presume upon the value of any of the suggestions I have ventured to make, but offer them only for the consideration of your better judgment, if you have time and inclination to look at them. To his brother George he wrote, April 1, 1842:— Dr. Channing has put forth a glorious pamphlet on the Creole, in reply to Webster's sophistical despatch. One feels proud of being a countryman of Channing. His spirit is worthy of the Republic, and does us honor abroad. His is a noble elevation, which makes the pulses throb. The paltry, uncertain, shifting principles of Webster's letter are unworthy of him. The question of slavery is getting to be the absorbing one among us; and growing out of this is that other of the Union
April 5th, 1842 AD (search for this): chapter 24
cretary. The second is a rejoinder to an article of Mr. Perkins, of Salem, who, in a communication to the same newspaper, had reviewed Sumner's first article. The article of Mr. Perkins was published in the Advertiser, Jan. 21. Mr. Webster, in his subsequent correspondence as Secretary of State, contended strongly against the asserted right of visit and inquiry, whether as a right of search or as a more limited right of inquiry for verifying nationality; Letters to Mr. Cass of April 5, 1842, and to Mr. Everett of March 28, 1843. Webster's Works, Vol. VI. pp. 329-346. and publicists generally are in accord with him. President Woolsey, however, regards the distinction between search for ascertaining nationality and search which goes further, as entirely reasonable in the light of justice.— Introduction to the Study of International Law, § 201. The Treaty of Washington, which he negotiated, provided, however, for naval co-operation in the suppression of the slave-trade.
April 14th, 1842 AD (search for this): chapter 24
countryman of Channing. His spirit is worthy of the Republic, and does us honor abroad. His is a noble elevation, which makes the pulses throb. The paltry, uncertain, shifting principles of Webster's letter are unworthy of him. The question of slavery is getting to be the absorbing one among us; and growing out of this is that other of the Union. People now talk about the value of the Union, and the North has begun to return the taunts of the South. To his brother Henry he wrote, April 14, 1842:— We have just heard that you are bound for Havana; perhaps at this moment you are frying under the West India sun. We are all well, as we have been for months. You know Mary has not been strong. She has been obliged to abandon her studies; but I think she has been gaining in strength for some time. Julia is very studious and attentive. She is growing up to be a delightful and most lovable person. At the last news from George, he was in Paris and about to go to Spain. I wish he
April 23rd, 1842 AD (search for this): chapter 24
een obliged to abandon her studies; but I think she has been gaining in strength for some time. Julia is very studious and attentive. She is growing up to be a delightful and most lovable person. At the last news from George, he was in Paris and about to go to Spain. I wish he would think of turning his face homewards. ... Longfellow sails for France the 24th April. I shall miss him very much. To Henry W. Longfellow, New York. about to sail for Europe. Court Street, Saturday, April 23, 1842. dear Henry,—Will this parting word reach you? I write, not knowing; but the chance of again uttering a word to your soul before you descend upon the sea is enough. We are all sad at your going; but I am more sad than the rest, for I lose more than they do. I am desolate. It was to me a source of pleasure and strength untold to see you; and, when I did not see you, to feel that you were near, with your swift sympathy and kindly words. I must try to go alone,—hard necessity in
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