The Life of Charles Sumner, the Scholar in Politics
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The air of the capital was full of ugly rumors of plans and plots to put the Abolition fanatic down. Now he was to be seized as hostage for the surrender of Burns, now to receive some personal affront and violence, now to have a ball put through his head. All of which menaces were duly communicated to their object, with a view, doubtless, of driving him from his post in Washing- ton. But those who sought to cow him into flight or silence, surely knew him not. Unawed and unterri- fied, he pursue...d the even tenor of his ways, walking to and from the Senate by Pennsylvania avenue the while, as was his wont, unarmed. One day at a restaurant, where he dined, he was threatened and insulted by a Southern fire-eater.
Like begets like. And this violent temper of the South begot at the North a temper of similar vio- lence, as witness the following written to Mr. Sum- DEFENDER OF HUMANITY. 233 ner by gallant Joseph R. Hawley, of Connecticut, at present a United States Senator from that State: " If you really think there is any danger worth mention- ing, I wish you would telegraph me instantly.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The air of the capital was full of ugly rumors of plans and plots to put the Abolition fanatic down. Now he was to be seized as hostage for the surrender of Burns, now to receive some personal affront and violence, now to have a ball put through his head. All of which menaces were duly communicated to their object, with a view, doubtless, of driving him from his post in Washing- ton. But those who sought to cow him into flight or silence, surely knew him not. Unawed and unterri- fied, he pursue...d the even tenor of his ways, walking to and from the Senate by Pennsylvania avenue the while, as was his wont, unarmed. One day at a restaurant, where he dined, he was threatened and insulted by a Southern fire-eater.
Like begets like. And this violent temper of the South begot at the North a temper of similar vio- lence, as witness the following written to Mr. Sum- DEFENDER OF HUMANITY. 233 ner by gallant Joseph R. Hawley, of Connecticut, at present a United States Senator from that State: " If you really think there is any danger worth mention- ing, I wish you would telegraph me instantly.
What to read after The Life of Charles Sumner, the Scholar in Politics?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Grimké Archibald Henry to read onlineMoreLess
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