Thy hands are laying, though men see it not!
“Caroline A. Mason.
“Fitchburg, Mass.”
The New York Tribune said:—
“The Hon. Charles Sumner yesterday delivered an eloquent speech at the Republican Convention at Worcester, Mass., which we print this morning. He confined himself almost exclusively to a consideration of the subject of Slavery in its relation to the war; he took the ground that the overthrow of Slavery will at once make an end of the war, and justified that policy by many historic examples.”
The Tribune also published a dramatic sketch between a Conservative and a Reporter, exposing the reports about the reception of the speech. Here are a few lines.
“Conservative. Men took his coming coldly, as they say.
“Reporter. My Lord, they lie who say so. On my life,
The pillars shook with plaudits,—the wide hall
Was as a sea of joyous countenance.