January 16, 1857
Notice that Sumner has been re-elected as Senator, in the Senate by a unanimous vote, in the House, with twelve votes in opposition. The article comments: “Let the slave oligarchy ‘learn, mark, and inwardly digest’ this vote.”
Boston-based Abolitionist newspaper, published by William Lloyd Garrison, 1831-1865
January 16, 1857
Notice that Sumner has been re-elected as Senator, in the Senate by a unanimous vote, in the House, with twelve votes in opposition. The article comments: “Let the slave oligarchy ‘learn, mark, and inwardly digest’ this vote.”