Edmund Quincy writes to Samuel May stating that he plans to attend the celebrations in Framingham. Quincy also says that he does not know "who wrote the toast at the Alumni Dinner in honor of my father" but an account of it will probably appear in the National Anti-Slavery Standard newspaper. He then comments that "Charles Sumner has been gagged. I am told it is a perfectly new thing for a Senator to be prevented from saying anything he chose." He also discusses George Thompson's defeat in his Parliamentary election, calling it "a Waterloo defeat for him." Qunicy argues that Thompson's "mistake or misfortune was in not speaking more."
- By Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877, May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
- Dated [July 29, 1852]
- Held by Boston Public Library
- Part of Anti-Slavery Collection
- Rights: No known copyright restrictions.
Terms
Subject
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Thompson, George, 1804-1878