On the record
All the evidence which thickens in the air from that State, and has been darkening our sky during all this winter, shows that Tennessee has not that spirit of obedience in the body of her people.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner critiques the loyalty of the people of Tennessee during the Reconstruction era.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
At Baltimore the delegation of the most important State in the Union, known to be in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, was refused admission to the Convention.
It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
Other voices in this conversation
