Project Gutenberg 2014-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 205 Sumner, Charles 1811 1874 Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 04 (of 20) Produced by Mark C. Orton, Suzanne Fleming and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Charles Sumner: his complete works, Volume 04 (of 20)" by Charles Sumner is a historical collection written in the late 19th century. This volume encompasses speeches and writings of Charles Sumner, a prominent abolitionist and senator, focusing on his views and advocacy regarding key political issues of his time, notably slavery and civil rights. At the start of this volume, the contents are outlined, revealing a series of speeches delivered by Sumner on various topics such as the legacy of Andrew J. Downing, the necessity of freedom, and the political landscape surrounding the issue of slavery. The opening portion includes a speech where Sumner argues for compensation to Downing's widow, establishing a precedent for valuing contributions of individuals to society. It also teases a later speech made at a Free-Soil Party convention, highlighting Sumner's commitment to freedom and his criticism of existing political parties that supported slavery, setting a tone of moral urgency and political activism that characterizes his work throughout this collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45954/45954-h/images/coverpage.jpg Reading ease score: 56.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Slavery -- United States Speeches, addresses, etc., American E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: Politics 757499 2025-06-18T15:10:48.681011 text/html 744913 2024-10-24T07:56:42 text/html 463902 2025-06-18T15:11:00.316884 application/epub+zip 475862 2025-06-18T15:10:50.503978 application/epub+zip 334467 2025-06-18T15:10:49.546998 application/epub+zip 701207 2025-06-18T15:11:07.127888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 634493 2025-06-18T15:10:59.289967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492239 2022-09-20T21:40:57.694892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652415 2023-09-20T05:26:23.017848 text/plain 632505 2024-10-24T07:56:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15668 2025-06-18T15:11:07.301831 application/rdf+xml 10757 2025-06-18T15:10:49.691983 image/jpeg 2230 2025-06-18T15:10:49.618029 image/jpeg 422625 2025-06-18T15:10:48.751960 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia