The Merchants of Boston.—May they all appreciate the spirit of him among their number, who, when pressed to vote against Mr. Burlingame on mercantile grounds, nobly replied at once, “I am a merchant, but at the polls I mean to be a patriot.”
Accept my thanks for the honor of your invitation, and believe me, dear Sir,
Faithfully yours,
Charles Sumner.
Joseph Story, Esq.
THE LATE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OUR BUNKER HILL.
Letter to a Committee at Worcester, November 24, 1856.
