The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-08
CHARLES SUMMERS CRISIS.
TIMELY WORDS FROM THE PEN OF REV
DIR. GILBERT HAVEN, OF BOSTON,
ONE OF THE NEW METH
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In the New York Independent, of last
week, VIC find the following opportune
article from the pen of Bishop Haven, of
Boston:. #9g # w IS.
Every man has an hour when he is
tempted up to what he is able to bear.
He may think it is above that point but
it is not So for God has promised that no
such burden shall be laid upon him.
Only short of that does the tempter stop
That exceeding high mountain must be
assembled That pinnacle Of the temple
must bedazzle its occupant. He must be
completely tried before he can completely
triumph. Mr.. Summers hour has come,
It was not, when y young man, he cast
aside the longlngs Of cultivated natG1e
for the cloisters Of Professorship. That
temptation was great but it was honor
able. Nor was it vixen lie broke with the
Wing party Of Massachusetts, and turned
away from his honored associates to cast
in his fortunes with small and despised
company who preferred principle to pow
er, Christian duty to choice society. That
was no temptation. It was call Of God;
nota snare Of the devil. Nor was it
when the lovers of the slave in Massachu.
sets centered upon their eloquent young
leader as the successor. Of Webster, the
champion Of the cause of man IN the
highest parljament of earth, though all
parties united in that elevation, though
combinations Of Democrats and anti. Dom
ocrats of all shades were essential to its
success. Yet this combination was to al
vance the cause Of freedom, was to put
her best political representative where he
could best work her work He suffered
no temptation in that grand hour of his
history it was
Gods all animating voice ..r
u. That called him from on high;
i
To his aspiring eye"
His whole course since has been with
out sore and sinful temptation. Tee
world knows it by heart. 1t will know it
forever. Not the Gracchi, who persisted
attempting to liberate Roman slaves not
Theodore, the monk, who suppressed gla-
ditorial combats with his own life not
Las Casas, who became q slave thac he
might save slaves; not Howard, nor
Granville Sharp, nor Wilberforce, will
equal his fame. For ne, one broke so
heavy yol1es from 50 many necEs. Will
berforce did not raise to his own side in
Parliament the the men he had liberated.
Summer has Howard did not liberals
the unrighteously bound Sumner has.
Las Casas did not emancipate the slaves
with whom he identified himself. Sumner
has. The Gracchi did not abolieh slavery,
though they died attem .,..,' :; =. s.@hQer
has. The past, at least, is secure. There
are the orations Slavery Sectional.
Freedom National" "The Crime against
Kansas" "The Barbarism of Slavery !"
and there they will remain forever
The temptation comes to-day, A chief
elected because his arm had achieved
Summers ideas; because he had abolished
the barbarism, and made freedom national
and slavery not even sectional--this chief
and he tail to agree or q matter OF minor
importance. One desires the annexation
Of an island ; the other opposes it. Grant
soon after removes q friend of Summers
frsm an important seat. 1t seemed unjust,
retaliatorv, unstatesmanHke& His own
removal from an important Chairmanehip
soon follows. tbs attributed to the same
source. These are points of his offending.
To these may be added one severe charge
--thatlof using improper means to effect
the annexation OF ST. Domingo. L This is
all the category. disappointing few
relatives to minor offices, his receiving of
few presents for his unmeasured servi-
ces, would have never been mentioned
had not the other grievances arisenaT
And yet for these petty considerations
Mr.. Sumner is being urged to cast away
all his life-worlz, TO undo all he has so
grandly done, to throw his emancipated
friends into the clutches Of their angry
masters to trample his fame, his deeds,
his humble allies into dishonored dust.
How will the country exelaim, if he takes.
this fatal step .35.@a ea. zoe 81 ~ ha
"What private griefs he has, alas we
srI know not, e& s5 ,Hl&4N6 Dco3a "A
That make him do IT'D 1Ea w@ naH aas--
They must be private for no public rea-
sons could compel sucha conclusion.
What if Mr.. Fish is gentlemanly land
General Grant no scholar nor statesman ?
What if the Geneva questions are detect
i've, though no deficiency in their Presen-
tation yet appears; for they have strictly /
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