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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 945 945 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 29 29 Browse Search
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 12 12 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)
o the partisan character of the annual reports and as to the rival system, to which he recurred the next year. The speech is reported in the Boston Advertiser, May 28, and in a revised form in the Boston Courier, May 30. It was reprinted at Liverpool in pamphlet at Mr. Rathbone's instance, and by him sent to persons in Englandst the objection, and it was withdrawn. Boston Advertiser, May 26, 1847. The report and resolutions were then read, and the meeting adjourned to the evening of May 28. A question between two prison systems, relating merely to the extent to which the separation of convicts should be carried, is rather one for specialists than little of the subject. The meetings were prolonged during eight evenings, from half-past 7 till nearly or quite eleven, and sometimes till nearly midnight. May 28. June 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, and 23. Sumner opened the debate on the first evening, occupying an hour and a half, leaving the rest of the time to three speakers wh
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 35: Massachusetts and the compromise.—Sumner chosen senator.—1850-1851. (search)
pithet at the coalition, as bargain and sale, base and infamous bargain, intrigue, profligacy, base juggle, selfment, degradation, dishonorable, disgraceful, scandalous. Having exhausted epithets before the election, after it they resorted to absurdities. In a legislative address, drawn by B. R. Curtis and issued at the close of the session, they denounced the coalition as an indictable offence, a factious conspiracy, criminal not only in morals, but in the law of the land. Advertiser, May 28. Life and Writings of B. R. Curtis, vol. i. pp. 138-155. The election of John Quincy Adams as President by Clay's help, Horace Mann, referring to the charges against Adams and Clay, afterwards fully discredited, said: I believe the same charge against the Free Soil party will have come twenty years hence to the same result,—that of conferring honor upon its object and infamy upon its authors. See Von Holst's remarks, vol. IV. pp. 41, 42. the election of a Whig governor and of an anti-T
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 38: repeal of the Missouri Compromise.—reply to Butler and Mason.—the Republican Party.—address on Granville Sharp.—friendly correspondence.—1853-1854. (search)
as well as the clerical signers, were generally dissatisfied with his course in the debate. He appeared cautious not to identify himself with the assailed document, and anxious to disembarrass himself from responsibility for it. It was complained that he failed to speak with manly spirit and patriotic feeling, and to give his sanction to the petition as bearing the testimony of the morality and religion of New England against the Nebraska project. The Congregationalist, March 24, April 28, May 12 and June 2, contains Mr. Dexter's report and statements; Commonwealth March 15, 25, 31, and April 6; National Era, March 23; New Bedford Mercury, in March; Boston Traveller, March 20. The Evening Post, March 8. was severe in its criticisms upon Everett. See also dates of March 3, 4, 17; April 10, 11, 15; May 20, 23. The Springfield Republican, March 20 and May 20, noted the general dissatisfaction with him. The private correspondence of the time was emphatic in the same direction; bu
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)
and noble speech you made, never to die out of the memories of men. And again, May 28: I have just been reading again your speech; it is the greatest voice, on the grnating blows had no obstruction in the way. (W. S. Thayer in the Evening Post, May 28.) Iverson, colleague of Tombs, testified: When Mr. Sumner would attempt to reac S. Thayer in the Evening Post, May 23.) Mr. Thayer stated in the same journal, May 28, that Bright, president of the Senate, condemned the assault. though the failurnot all of one party, like the Senate committee. The Senate committee reported May 28, with a notice of precedents, but without comment on the transaction, that the l, May 24 (edited by a man of Northern birth), reprinted in the New York Times, May 28; the Minden (,La.) Herald quoted in the New York Evening Post, July 9; and the Washington shortly after, he is said to have called on Sumner. (New York Times. May 28.) Everett's declining was the occasion of comment at the time. (New York Tribun
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 41: search for health.—journey to Europe.—continued disability.—1857-1858. (search)
he morning for Angers; enjoyed the sight of valley and of castles. At Angers passed several hours; visited its museum, its library, its remarkable chateau, and plunged into its narrow ancient streets; in the afternoon went on to Nantes, where I arrived so weary that I soon went to bed. On the way my attention had been arrested by the ruins of the old castle of Gilles de Retz, the original Blue Beard, and also by the heights of St. Florent, so memorable in the history of the Vendean war. May 28. Rose early, and with a carriage visited the chief points of interest in Nantes; took the express for Tours, then took a private carriage for Loches, a distance of thirty miles through a country beautifully cultivated. Here I am in a hotel, very ancient and primitive in all respects. May 29. This morning rose early to look about and enjoy this old picturesque place; visited the chateau, and inspected the dungeons once occupied by prisoners of state; saw the writing and marks of Ludovico