Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) The barbarism of slavery. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the Bill for the admission of Kansas as a free state.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02095.21 Author/Creator: Sumner, Charles (1811-1874) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1860 Pagination: 32 p. ; 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy
Given in the Senate, 4 June 1860. Condemns slavery as barbaric and criticizes various pro-slavery arguments, including that slavery was not upheld by the United States Constitution. Published by Thaddeus Hyatt, Washington, D.C. Printed as the clergy edition. With advertisements on the wrappers.
Sumner returned to the Senate in 1859 after an absence caused by the brutal beating inflicted on him by Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina. This was Sumner's first major oration before Senate since his return.
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