Project Gutenberg 2015-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 78 Sumner, Charles 1811 1874 Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 15 (of 20) Produced by Mark C. Orton 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 15 (of 20)" by Charles Sumner is a historical collection of speeches and writings penned in the mid-19th century. The volume chiefly focuses on key political issues surrounding American foreign relations and domestic policies in a critical era of American history, particularly relating to the cession of Russian America. Sumner, a prominent abolitionist and senator, is known for his eloquent advocacy for civil rights and foreign policy reform, making his speeches significant for understanding the political landscape of the time. At the start of this volume, the opening section captures insights from a pivotal speech delivered by Sumner on April 9, 1867, advocating for the ratification of the treaty that ceded Russian America to the United States. It details the unfolding of events leading to the treaty, including discussions with key political figures and the rationale behind Sumner's support. He emphasizes the treaty's implications for American territory, the relationship with Russia, and broader themes of democracy and civil rights. The text underscores Sumner's belief that the acquisition is not merely about territory but also about fostering unity and extending republican ideals in the Americas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slavery -- United States Speeches, addresses, etc., American E300 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 1000935 1000936 2024-09-21T04:20:35.601391 2023-09-21T14:10:07.621908 text/html text/html 1025508 2015-10-08T11:25:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 419396 2015-10-08T11:25:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 450278 2024-09-21T04:20:50.997286 application/epub+zip 469019 2024-09-21T04:20:38.021381 application/epub+zip 420703 2024-09-21T04:20:36.796413 application/epub+zip 755044 2024-09-21T04:20:59.581249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 704301 2024-09-21T04:20:49.546287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655702 2022-09-22T16:42:26.602240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 789888 789698 2024-09-21T04:20:33.087410 2023-09-21T14:10:05.239876 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 790171 2015-10-08T11:25:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 293046 2015-10-08T11:25:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18333 2024-09-21T04:20:59.740275 application/rdf+xml 17156 2024-09-21T04:20:36.979371 image/jpeg 2783 2024-09-21T04:20:36.888354 image/jpeg 413343 2024-09-21T04:20:35.683353 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia