Senate Chamber, January 20, 1864.
MY DEAR SIR,—It is too late for me to send anything for your meeting to-morrow evening; but it is not too late for me to express the gratitude and admiration with which at the time I witnessed the appropriation of that first thousand dollars to a Free Public Library in Boston. The money collected as a testimony to a favorite mayor became the corner-stone of a favorite institution, destined to be cherished with pride so long as our beloved city endures.
Believe me, dear Sir, faithfully yours,
Charles Sumner.
Dr. David K. Hitchcock.
LOYALTY IN THE SENATE: THE IRON-CLAD OATH FOR SENATORS.
Speech in the Senate, on a New Rule requiring the Oath of Loyalty for Senators, January 25, 1864.
