Believe me, dear Sir, ever faithfully yours,
Charles Sumner.
Stephen Baker, Esq.
RELIEF FOR KANSAS.
Letter to a Committee of the Kansas Aid Society at Boston, October 3, 1856.
Philadelphia, October 3, 1856.
MY DEAR SIR,—There is inspiration in a good cause, which is shown at once in the improved character of all who embrace it. Especially is this apparent in the young. Never is youth so radiant as under its influence. The young men of Boston have done wisely for themselves in associating together for the relief of Kansas. All that they can do will be twice blessed,—blessing them in their lives, and blessing distant despoiled fellow-citizens.