[Illustration: A. W. Elson & Co. Boston: WILLIAM PITT FESSENDEN] _Statesman Edition_ _VOL. XV_ Charles Sumner HIS COMPLETE WORKS With Introduction BY HON. GEORGE FRISBIE HOAR [Illustration] BOSTON LEE AND SHEPARD MCM COPYRIGHT, 1875 AND 1877, BY FRANCIS V. BALCH, EXECUTOR. COPYRIGHT, 1900, BY LEE AND SHEPARD. Statesman Edition. LIMITED TO ONE THOUSAND COPIES. OF WHICH THIS IS No. 259 Norwood Press: NORWOOD, MASS., U.S.A. CONTENTS OF VOLUME XV. PAGE THE CESSION OF RUSSIAN AMERICA TO THE UNITED STATES. Speech in the Senate, on the Ratification of the Treaty between the United States and Russia, April 9, 1867 1 PRECAUTION AGAINST THE PRESIDENT. Remarks in the Senate, on a Resolution asking for Copies of Opinions with regard to the Tenure-of-Office Law and Appointments during the Recess of Congress, April 11, 1867 170 FINISH OUR WORK BEFORE ADJOURNMENT. Remarks in the Senate, on a Motion to adjourn without Day, April 11 and 12, 1867 172 MEDIATION BETWEEN CONTENDING PARTIES IN MEXICO. Resolution in the Senate, proposing the Good Offices of the United States, April 20, 1867 174 EQUAL SUFFRAGE AT ONCE BY ACT OF CONGRESS RATHER THAN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Letter to the New York Independent, April 20, 1867 176 CELEBRATION AT ARLINGTON, ON ASSUMING ITS NEW NAME. Speech at a Dinner in a Tent, June 17, 1867 181 POWERS OF THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS IN THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. Protest in the Senate, at its Opening, July 3, 1867 185 HOMESTEADS FOR FREEDMEN. Resolution in the Senate, July 3, 1867 188 LIMITATION OF THE BUSINESS OF THE SENATE. OBLIGATIONS OF SENATE CAUCUSES. Speeches in the Senate, July 3, 5, and 10, 1867 189 RECONSTRUCTION ONCE MORE. PUBLIC SCHOOLS; OFFICERS AND SENATORS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF COLOR. Speeches in the Senate, on the Third Reconstruction Bill, July 11 and 13, 1867 217