Charles Sumner letter, 1861 Jan. 6.

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Charles Sumner letter, 1861 Jan. 6.

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Letter from Charles Sumner to a Dr. Swan. Writing from Washington, D.C., Sumner speculates on the possibility that the Southern States will soon withdraw from the Union but expresses his view that the potential costs of secession, among them "starvation and anarchy", may cause Southern legislators to reverse course before it is too late.

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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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Massachusetts lawyer and U.S. Senator, 1851-1874. He was an ardent abolitionist who attacked the south in his "crime against Kansas" speech in 1856. Two days later he was assaulted in the Senate, receiving injuries that took him years to recover from. From the description of Letters, 1858-1869. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55768315 Born in Boston, Mass., the U.S. statesman Charles Sumner studied law at Harvard and practiced law in his native ci...