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ner 1t Ind developed lts soyorost political typo.
poTo1 81 @ n Sf Sed lGi ta spt 5
winch not only would not yiold, but t,,sn upon
the aasaant. TLo Southern force, which, he-
loved itBolf irres'ntblo, found itaolf striking
against q body which WINS im.novablo. To think
a oompromiso with it, in lowovor compiling 9
form, was, to his nature, an absolute iinpossi-
bi,ty. ~.
Mi. Bumuor'a courage wnB Of peculiar kind.
Ito attackoI tho Bnvo powor in tic most ls, I'M.
Bpari1G ,unuuor WHOM its H,,rluottorg ,Yoro moBk
ylolont III rcgentng opposition, and whom Tint
violence waB ALWAYS ant to proceed from wortla
to blows, Ono day. Wills Summon was doliyor-
Ing ono of his novcrost spoooi,oB, Btopllon A,
Donglas, WALKING up md down bohtnd tito prcBi-
dont's chair In tito old sonato- -Qhn1nbor, and
listening to him, remarked to a frland: " Do
you hear that man7 Ho may DO d fool, but
that, aud wonder wlothor llo knows himsolf
what 1lo Ia doltg2 I am not sure whether /
should have tho courage to Hay those things to
tho man who aro scowiiug around him."
wna probably least aware that tho thing llo did
required pluck Flo simply did what ho iot 1t
hs duty to his oauso to do. 1t was to him a
mattor Of courao. He was lixo a soldier who,
doos not say say to h@seli, ;" Nov i an going to
oboyp 40 inpuso Of duty, md marohos forward
without Thinking Of the bullots TINT fly around
Ills head. A thought Of tho boldnoss of what ho
when ho is told OF 1t. This was ono Of the Btrlk-
ing poculiarities OF Mr, Summers character, ~
| ali those know who know him vol. Neither was
he conscious OF tho singing forco OF the Ian
sShaS 10 ios To- bo sro IN language lttns a ito
! strength OF Ills convictions. Tho Indignation Of
| hta moraf sonso at whas ho felt to be wrong waa
| 30 doop and Blnoero that he thought everybody
must tiud tho oxtromo sovority Of hia oxprcsBions
% natural as they camo to llts own mind: And
lao was not unfreluontly surprised, greatly a''r-
prlscd, when otaots found his language oAcn-
sivo.
AZ lo possosacd the firmness and courage, so
10 poaseBsou tho. faith, OF t1o Qevotoo. From
so nestlnsnB, nuu sntnaSn ~. ~ ~ slp.snaaaus,
oa sno Mel.n.assf lnoHeluuss, us nun.s .,, mns
groionnaly assnroa !nat us generation "oulas SOC
asnvts ~ ,a ,,,,,,,
,ft. .;tns1ts ~ w. .oa.o' 80 nio
nlter haVlng poen ueasen ao"n on tno !ooE or
s.; aasnoa y. -, ~ tAeiea. taa..
Snpausseu s ye1s nn1us !
enorod efoot ~ 1n nIoct,nn "nfu ~ no"nnM
1uuoaeu aoAeat .! .ug etesson y! a III,
;, sumner;, !. Hn!!aVesy wih soon suocumo ana @ ola-
Appoaal,;; -; itmsappuar! ~ W4at WY ana noT
aoun sas! asAoa ad a,1' "11s aaas,
c"mnot e' ony 11t t4 Il ,r hn aoon ~, ~; 4
| " rN.. ~
Mnow H. theannot M 10 oshefs,ne ~ Sn Ena. WE ~
tho roason ho 8aVo. Mf. sumner ID a remark Ut
ape man sNa Uo IooqueYlio alte1walus 70 .is 2
iilonu o. mino; "Ao says u tnat siiav9ry VIII
| soon ehtlro!y disappear III tno Unttou ntatee'
uo docs not tnoW now, no aoea not anow WHOM 1
put no loGs H. y, ne u p9tleintS sure ~ ~. ino
m9n speaka nke pFopnos. Auo 80 y "ts.
WHAT ap2easou nprpio1lng pu2zle 70 othor
meshod qe of ressonns as spe i Was te
reasoning OF regona taifn' ii siavofy ID wrong,
-thofoiqrn IL must aua VIII peTisn, M froeoom ~
rlght.-tnere1oto IL nues ana VIII ployal avg
py NO power ot reSl9sance' y no olicin'ey, py
faith DO shaion: Nor hs oauge; so .6reat ana
1uat, he thought nothing impossole, everything
certain. Aaa ne was unanio ,.4 70 UNDERSTAND now
o1noss aou'a 1a'i 10 snaso hls ia1'n
In ono nae e Vas Sa HS Seee Ho
sossod mono Of the Instinct or experienoo Of tho
politician, nor that eagacity of mind Which al'.
prociates md measures tue Importance of chang
ing circumstances, Or tue poagi0l'islea and op'
eonitla Of organization. Ho nnyer understood,
nor did ho value, tho art OF strengthening ha
following by timoly concession, or prudont retl-
conce, Or advantageous combination and alli.
party-n!anouvre. Indeed, not unfroquoutly he
alarmed many dovotod friends OK his cauao by
bold declarations for which, they thought, tho
public mind was not prepnrea, anu by tho unre,
av9Wi ana ,;a
safely be loft to the natural development ol
events Ae wa not seldom &c. 9eeusoa Of doing
things calculated TO Tighten ST. tho people and tx
dlsorgani2e the Ansl-S!aveIy 1oreea.
Such was his Mncauivocal declaration, in hi
first Erent Anti-slayery apecoh in tho seuate
That no held h'maen bound, by every conviotlol
of Justice. right, and DUTY. to dleoboy tho Fugi
tive Slave law, and his ringing answer to ta
question put by Senator bntlor, OF South Caro
lipa, whether %'thoat tne E9ettivo elayo lay, b
would, under tho Constit,1tton, consider 1t n
duty to aid tho surrender Of fugitive slaves, !" l
Thy servant dog that he should do this thing?
Such was nla speech on tho " "DaroarlBm Q
siayory, delivered OIL q bill to admit Kansas i'm
nlodietely under q free State Constitution
speech 80 unsparlng anu Vehemont III the denun
c!atlon Of slavery IN al its poltica
moral, aud soclal aspects, aud 80 dircc
IN its prediction OF the complete aunl
hilation. Of Slavery, TINT it was said sue
speech would scarcely aid the admission Q
Kansas. Such was hia unbonding and opo
resistance to my plan Of compromise calculate