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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 39: the debate on Toucey's bill.—vindication of the antislavery enterprise.—first visit to the West.—defence of foreign-born citizens.—1854-1855. (search)
en commanding at that post. He continued his journey by steamboat up the Mississippi to St. Paul, stopping at points on the way. He met in Iowa Governor James W. Grimes, afterwards senator, who thought that Sumner was not intellectually like Webster or Chase, but that what is wonderful in a politician, he has a heart. Grimes's Life, pp. 74, 75. While driving at Davenport he met with an accident. The horse became unmanageable; he was thrown out, severely bruised, and narrowly escaped serious injury. Descending the river as far as Dubuque He met in Iowa Governor James W. Grimes, afterwards senator, who thought that Sumner was not intellectually like Webster or Chase, but that what is wonderful in a politician, he has a heart. Grimes's Life, pp. 74, 75. and going to Chicago, he went north to Milwaukee to seek Mr. Booth, who had recently contested the validity of the Fugitive Slave law, and with him went to Windsor to call on Mr. Durkee, the newly chosen Republican senator fr
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 40: outrages in Kansas.—speech on Kansas.—the Brooks assault.—1855-1856. (search)
— That Sumner displayed great ability, and showed that in oratorical talent he was no unworthy successor of Adams, Webster, and Everett, no one who heard him will deny. In vigor and richness of diction, in felicity and fecundity of illustratie of the philippics of Randolph, Calhoun, McDuffie, Hayne, Prentiss, and Henry A. Wise. It was diluted when compared to Webster's onslaught upon Charles J. Ingersoll. （Grimes's life, p. 80.) The style of debate. marked by threats and epithets, whor immortality. Cassius M. Clay thought the speech far the best one of the session, . . . standing right alongside with Webster's reply to Hayne, and destined to confer upon the author immortality as a parliamentary debater. E. Rockwood Hoar thoug steamer just before it parted from the pilot. Works, vol. IV. pp. 398-401. That very morning (just seven years from Webster's speech) the newspapers announced the decision in the case of Dred Scott given by the Supreme Court of the United State
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