Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 20 (of 20)Sumner, Charles
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Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 20 (of 20)
Sumner, Charles
Slavery -- United States; Speeches, addresses, etc., American
Tripoli, war of, with United States, II. 71-73; VIII. 296.
Treatment of slaves in, II. 97.
Troops. See _Colored Troops_.
Truce of God, I. 35.
True Grandeur of Nations, oration on, I. 1.
Inconsistent with war, 1. 122.
Moral, as for individuals, I. 124.
Trumbull, Lyman, Senator from Illinois, criticisms of, answered, X.
333-336; XVII. 213-216.
Answer to his attack on Mr. Sumner’s Reconstruction record, XVII.
231-233, 304-307.
Tucker, Josiah, Dean of Gloucester, XV. 338.
Writings of, XV. 339.
His predictions concerning America, XV. 340-345.
Ideas resembling his, advanced by others, XV. 345-347.
Tunis, expedition of Charles V. against, II. 23.
Gen. Eaton on slavery in, II. 91.
Slavery abolished in, II. 102, 209.
Turgot, announces universal law of progress, II. 262.
Author of Latin verse applied to Franklin, X. 224.
His character and sympathy for America, X. 231.
His prophecies concerning America, X. 231, 232; XV. 295-301; XVII. 119.
His friendship for Franklin, X. 239.
His career, XV. 292-294.
His definition of a republic, XV. 294.
Turkey, appeal to government of, in behalf of Crete, XV. 247.
Twichell, Ginery, XVIII. 170.
U.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, III. 352; VI. 185.
Union, the, Mr. Sumner’s sentiments on, III. 153-163.
Not endangered by agitation against extension of slavery, IV. 134.
Union College, Phi Beta Kappa oration at, II. 241.
United States, war of, with Great Britain in 1812, I. 17, 31 _et seq._;
VIII. 50-52.
Annual expenses of, for six years before 1840, I. 78.
Cost of war-preparations in, I. 78, 79, 110; II. 367,--and of
administering justice in, I. 84.
Standing army not needed in, I. 86;
nor navy, for war, I. 88.
Fortifications in, of no use, I. 89;
nor militia, I. 91.
Escutcheon of, I. 95.
Should disarm, I. 119, 129.
Should abandon Mexican War, I. 340.
Efforts of, to ransom American slaves in Barbary States, II. 57, 69-71,
73; VIII. 283-298.
Treaties of, with same, II. 70, 73, 74; VIII. 294 _et seq._
Wars of, with same, II. 71-76; VIII. 296.
Government of, must be emancipated from power of slavery, III. 28;
V. 42; VI. 49.
Must be neutral in European affairs, III. 179.
Public lands of, III. 184; IV. 126.
Obligations of, to Land States, III. 188, 192, 195, 198, 204.
Railroads in, III. 201.
Earliest national acts of, opposed to slavery, III. 281; VI. 226.
Its first government antislavery, III. 286, IV. 122.
Powers of national government limited, III. 296, 318, 325; IV. 214.
Military power subordinate to civil in, IV. 14; X. 170, 194; XIV. 326;
XVIII. 51.
Change of policy in, as to slavery, IV. 122-124.
No proscription for religion in, V. 77.
Foreign population of, V. 77-79.
Treaty of, with Denmark, illegally abrogated in 1855, V. 100.
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