General Banks's statue should stand by the State House as one of the foremost benefactors of the great educational institutions of the Commonwealth, and as an example of what a generous ambition can accomplish for the humblest child in the Republic.
Hoar advocates for the recognition of General Banks for his contributions to education in the Commonwealth.
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But I cannot see it to be my duty to join in a secession from the Whig Party for the purpose of putting Mr.
The honor and good fame of our beloved State is far above any question of party.
You said the people of Lowell would not think very highly of me when they saw me riding through the streets in my carriage and knew it was paid for by the money of this bank.
He proceeded to attack, to promote his own ambitions, the fair name and fame of the Commonwealth itself.
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