| Charles Sumner - Antislavery movements - 1856 - 734 pages
...the reading was completed, Mr. Sumner took the floor, and made the following remarks : MR. SrjsrNER. In those two reports the whole subject is presented...guide the country. The first report proceeds from four Senators; but against it I put, fearlessly, the report signed by a single Senator, [Mr. Collamer,]... | |
| Charles Sumner - Kansas - 1856 - 114 pages
...the reading was completed, Mr. SUMXEII took the floor, and made the following remarks : MB. SUMNER. In those two reports, the whole subject is presented...guide the country. The first report proceeds from four senators ; but against it I put, fearlessly, the report signed by a single senator [Mr. COLLAMER],... | |
| Charles Sumner - Kansas - 1856 - 102 pages
...the reading was completed, Mr. SUMNER took the floor, and made the following remarks : MR. SUMNER. In those two reports, the whole subject is presented...majority, the true issue is smothered ; in that of the minprity, the true issue stands forth as a pillar of fire to guide the country. The first report proceeds... | |
| Charles Sumner - Slavery - 1871 - 482 pages
...Mr. Sumner took the floor and made the following remarks. MR. PRESIDENT, — In those two reports tho whole subject is presented characteristically on both...as a pillar of fire to guide the country. The first proceeds from four Senators; but ngainst it I fearlessly put that report signed by a single Senator... | |
| Charles Sumner - Slavery - 1875 - 474 pages
...as the reading was over, Mr. Sumner took the floor and made the following remarks. MR. PRESIDENT,— In those two reports the whole subject is presented...as a pillar of fire to guide the country. The first proceeds from four Senators ; but against it I fearlessly put that report signed by a single Senator... | |
| Henry Wilson - Antislavery movements - 1875 - 756 pages
...report, full, fair, and able, was made by Mr. Collamer. Of these two reports Mr. Sumncr at once said : " The whole subject is presented characteristically...both sides. In the report of the majority the true issuo is smothered ; in that of the minority the true issue stands forth as a pillar of fire to guide... | |
| James Ford Rhodes - United States - 1892 - 566 pages
...one of whom were from the slave States. authors. When Collamer had finished, Sumner rose and said : " In the report of the majority the true issue is smothered...stands forth as a pillar of fire to guide the country. ... I have no desire to precipitate the debate on this important question, under which the country... | |
| James Ford Rhodes - United States - 1892 - 604 pages
...Philadelphia Penntylvanian take similar ground. authors. When Collamer had finished, Sumner rose and said : " In the report of the majority the true issue is smothered...stands forth as a pillar of fire to guide the country. ... I have no desire to precipitate the debate on this important question, under which the country... | |
| Edward Lillie Pierce - Statesmen - 1893 - 650 pages
...legality was thereby confirmed. AS soon as the reading was finished, Simmer spoke briefly, saying that " in the report of the majority the true issue is smothered;...stands forth as a pillar of fire to guide the country ; " and disavowing the purpose of precipitating the discussion until the documents were printed, he... | |
| Edward Lillie Pierce - 1893 - 666 pages
...legality was thereby confirmed. As soon as the reading was finished, Sumncr spoke briefly, saying that " in the report of the majority the true issue is smothered;...stands forth as a pillar of fire to guide the country ;" and disavowing the purpose of precipitating the discussion until the documents were printed, he... | |
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