Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-03-19
SUMMER.

memOr3 Ole lot the u6atH VI dsottHS uiou-
ed men. During this time have passed
away Louis Napoleon, John Stuart
Mill, Judges Chase and Nelson of the
Supreme Court of the United States,
Horace Greeley, Agasslz Livingston
and Willard Fillmore and on the 18th
instant the peer of any of these
CHARLES SUMNER, departed this life
in the city Of Washington.
A sketch of Charles Summers life
would draw within its compass the
history OF our country for the last
twenty FIVE years. In 1859, on the
occasion Of the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise he attacked the whole
system of slavery-its incompstibility
with Republican institutions, its inhu
mainly, It's degrading effect upon the
master and the slave, It's arrogance
and presumption in The repeated at
temut to stihe free discussion by mob
violence, its proclamation of death 10
aboli,ionlsts and It's too successful at
tempt to monopolizs the powers o.
government and WELD them solely III
the interests of barbarous institution
This powerful philippe was more than
IN hot blood of the Southern chivairy
could bear. Bully Brooks attacked
him while writing at his desk IN the
Senate Chamber with heavy cane
and struck his helpless victim severa
times after he had fallen on the floor
The purpose of the infamous Brooks
was murder which only failed through
the intervention ofbystanders Brooks
was tined the pi;iful sum Of 100 a"o
he received the plandits of the gallant
State of Sou.h Carolina. From thI'
ininry. we learn, Mr.. Sumner never
entirely recovered, and his death Is
sand to be remotely caused by this
cowardly assault.
But Mr.. Sumner early recovered his
great intellectual powers, and from
that day until his death he was tn
favorlte Senator of his State. Ht
early saw that the war which the
shareholders had invoked would ann
hilate their favorite institution, and
raised TO an uncOnquerable enthusiasn
he underworld by all the powers OF
his eloqnence TO press upon the MINDS
OF his countrymen that the only posi-
BE road TO success and permanent
peace was the abolition OF slavery
the cause of the war and the estrange
ment Of the two sections. Genera
Mcclellan promised the rebels ID cas-
OF a servile instruction TO crush tn
rebel ious negroes with an iron hand
This ill-timed manifesto provoked TIT
githering scorn aud derlsion OF Sena
tor Sumner. We find him advocating
a channa IN 49,, A.,'si'" g ~
hiblting any officer of the army iron
returning fugitive slaves to Their mas
tiers. Many of the federal officer
then seemed 10 regard the catchin!
and delivery of runaway slaves as TN
important parp of their military duties
The abolition of slavery in the Dlstric
OF Columbia soon followed, but Sena
tor Sumner opposed the giving OF an!
CONDENSATION TO the masters who were
generally rebels. The fugitive slave
law was abolished, slavery prohibited
IL the territories, and when public
sentlrent was ripe for 1t Preslden'
Lincoln launched the memorable pro
clamatipn OF emancipation. No maI
dId more to educate the Nation To thu
necessity Of universal emancipation
to that of p.l teal equality OF all men
whether white or black, than Charlie
Sumner. In his death the countr.
has suffered great los, and HUMANE
~ it, strongest champion. In him th'
humble AMI the lowly and the Cypress
"a Of every cline have lost q powerful
friend We trust that his pure ane
uuselhsh ambition may awaken in thu
N nds Of American youth desire L
follow III his footsteps