The Life of Charles Sumner: With Choice Specimens of His Eloquence, a Delineation of His Oratorial Character, and His Great Speech on KansasH. Dayton, 1858 - 329 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 31
Page 43
... votes and voices of the freemen of the North should help to bind anew the fetter of the slave ! -God forbid , that the lash of the slave - dealer should be nerved by any sanction from New England ! God forbid , that the blood which ...
... votes and voices of the freemen of the North should help to bind anew the fetter of the slave ! -God forbid , that the lash of the slave - dealer should be nerved by any sanction from New England ! God forbid , that the blood which ...
Page 96
... votes of the two branches of the Legisla- ture , namely , by the Senate , on the 22d day of January , and by the House of Representatives , on the 24th day of April , I was duly elected , in con- forinity to the provisions of the ...
... votes of the two branches of the Legisla- ture , namely , by the Senate , on the 22d day of January , and by the House of Representatives , on the 24th day of April , I was duly elected , in con- forinity to the provisions of the ...
Page 118
... vote in advance of the public voice , as if fearful of arrest , it cannot justly be called the offspring of any popular sentiment . In this respect it dif fers widely from the Missouri Prohibition , which , after solemn debate ...
... vote in advance of the public voice , as if fearful of arrest , it cannot justly be called the offspring of any popular sentiment . In this respect it dif fers widely from the Missouri Prohibition , which , after solemn debate ...
Page 129
... votes , also upheld at the time by a slave - holding President , James Monroe , and his cabinet - of whom a majority were slave- holders , including Mr. Calhoun himself — and made the condition of the admission of Missouri - with- ont ...
... votes , also upheld at the time by a slave - holding President , James Monroe , and his cabinet - of whom a majority were slave- holders , including Mr. Calhoun himself — and made the condition of the admission of Missouri - with- ont ...
Page 180
... votes , also upheld at the time by the essential approbation of a slave- holding President , James Monroe , and his Cabi- net , of whom a majority were slaveholders , inclu- ding Mr. Calhoun himself ; and this compromise was made the ...
... votes , also upheld at the time by the essential approbation of a slave- holding President , James Monroe , and his Cabi- net , of whom a majority were slaveholders , inclu- ding Mr. Calhoun himself ; and this compromise was made the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
American American Peace Society ancient Apology Applause arms assault authority beautiful blood blow Boston Catiline cause Chapter character Charles Sumner Christian citizens civilization compromise Congress Constitution Convention Crime against Kansas DAYTON debate declared Demosthenes duty earth efforts election eloquence emigration eminent Faneuil Hall fathers fellow-citizens floor Freedom Fugitive Slave Bill Government heart honor human indignant justice labor land legislative Legislature liberty Massachusetts ment Missouri Missouri Compromise Nebraska never noble North Northern Oligarchy opinion oration oratory outrage party passage patriotic Peace perpetual person Phi Beta Kappa political Popular Sovereignty present President principles question remarks Republic secure Senate chamber sentiments Slave Power slaveholders soil soul South Carolina speech spirit Stamp Act Sumner delivered Territory territory of Kansas things tion trample true truth tyranny Union United Usurpation uttered vindicated voice votes Washington Whig whole words wrong