An Anti-Slavery Crusade; a Chronicle of the Gathering Storm
An Anti-Slavery Crusade; a Chronicle of the Gathering Storm
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Cass ofMichigan, after saying that he had listened to the address with equalsurprise and regret, characterized it as "the most unAmerican andunpatriotic that ever grated on the ears of the members of that highbody. " Douglas and Mason were personal and abusive. Douglas, recallingSumner's answer to Senator Butler's question whether he would assist inreturning a slave, renewed the charge made two years earlier that Sumnerhad violated his oath of office. This attack called forth from Sumneranother... attempt to defend the one weak point in his speech of 1852, forhe was always irritated by reference to this subject, and at the sametime he enjoyed a fine facility in the use of language which irritatedothers.
One utterance in Douglas's reply to Sumner is of special significance inview of what occurred two days later: "Is it his object to provokesome of us to kick him as we would a dog in the street, that he may getsympathy upon the just chastisement?" Two days later Sumner was sittingalone at his desk in the Senate chamber after adjournment when PrestonBrooks, a nephew of Senator Butler and a member of the lower House, entered and accosted him with the statement that he had read Sumner'sspeech twice and that it was a libel on South Carolina and upon akinsman of his.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Cass ofMichigan, after saying that he had listened to the address with equalsurprise and regret, characterized it as "the most unAmerican andunpatriotic that ever grated on the ears of the members of that highbody. " Douglas and Mason were personal and abusive. Douglas, recallingSumner's answer to Senator Butler's question whether he would assist inreturning a slave, renewed the charge made two years earlier that Sumnerhad violated his oath of office. This attack called forth from Sumneranother... attempt to defend the one weak point in his speech of 1852, forhe was always irritated by reference to this subject, and at the sametime he enjoyed a fine facility in the use of language which irritatedothers.
One utterance in Douglas's reply to Sumner is of special significance inview of what occurred two days later: "Is it his object to provokesome of us to kick him as we would a dog in the street, that he may getsympathy upon the just chastisement?" Two days later Sumner was sittingalone at his desk in the Senate chamber after adjournment when PrestonBrooks, a nephew of Senator Butler and a member of the lower House, entered and accosted him with the statement that he had read Sumner'sspeech twice and that it was a libel on South Carolina and upon akinsman of his.
What to read after An Anti-Slavery Crusade; a Chronicle of the Gathering Storm?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Macy, Jesse, 1842-1919 to read onlineMoreLess
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