The weekly Louisianian., 1874-05-09

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|fapoh thak instltaation whoss agaa
and representative bad thas, ont
j tragod humanity itseH Americ,
land Europe rang with . shout o
! horror. This historic Hall echoes
/ with fitting words Of indignant 10
qpsno'e 1T IT, said on1ts' still liv'
ling, ut Is q blow nat merely 4
Massachusetts,, = blow not merely Il
the nams,snd fame oi our oommou
country; ifisablow At constitstioaal
liberty all the world eyar; it 10 4
fstab at the csnseof Universal Free.
dom. q is aimed At all men, every
.(whare who are strneeling,t Nha,
We now regard a. our great birth.
right, and which We intendto trans-
NIT uuimpaired to our latest pos.
terity. !" Forever. forever
and aye, that stain. will . plead in
silence for liberty. wherever man
i .enslayed forhumanity ~ over the
world, for trnth and for justice. now
and forever" ......
| Months and years Of bodily sn:-
|fering followed this outrage. ,borna
|:as all his LIES experiences were
borne, with unsurpassed fortiende,
but with longings ine1pressible for
. return, TO- the activities and
dangers Of the conflict in which he
was now the central figure. While
recalling this devotion Of her great
Senator. let me- not forget to pey .
tribute to that generous and true
Commonwealth which he 90. truly
represented. II Charles Sumner
Was faithful, so was Massachusetts,.
The proud State felt, and felt truly,
that his vacant chair was her truest
REPRESENTATIVES, until be to whom it
belonged should reoocupy il. While
still prostrated and unable. 70
resume his duties, Massachusetts,,
by = vote approaching unanimity,
reelected him asher Senator State
and Senator, true to each othsr,
worthy Of zach other! :,
Bat while resting among the
.Alleghanies Of our own country, or
seeking health on foreign: shores,
his heart was never absent from the
great Cause What tributes do his,
brief utteranoes bear to the
unwaveeing fidelity Of his: soul.
Speaking to asympathizing ftiend,
he says: 1Oh, no. Ny suffering il
little in comparison with daily
occurrences. The poorest slave is
in danger Of the worse outrages
every moment Of his life" Again
be writes to the young men GLITCH
burg: I'VE hAvs been told that
the duties of life are more than ife;'
and ! assure you that the hardest
part of my present lot is the
enforced absence from public duties,
and especially from that seat, where,
n Senator from Massachusetts, it
il my right, and also my strong
desire at this moment to be heard"
Again b. writes |
with SORROW Irresponsible, II
am constrained to all tha care and
of an invalid More than
four months have passed since You
my hand, as ! lay bleeding |
ia. tho Senate Chamber. This j. |
hard, very hard, for me to bear; for |
I long to do something at this czi6-
ell moment for the Cause. What
is hls worth without actionY !
Again, while lingering. d Savoy,
to daily treatment b. fire
be writes: 'His with . paug un-
speekablA, that I thus mysen arres-
ted find in the labors Of Life and il |
he duties Of my position. This, y
harder to bear than the ire"
No testimony Of this noble Gte
will be more precious than hsse
Of this great heazt ir the
duties Of his position. I
At last, On the 4th Of june, 1850,
be was permitted to re-snt~ upon
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