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more than rewarded, if he may finally reach the measure 

 of fame enjoyed in his ripened years, by Benjamin Silli- 

 man. No office could elevate him ; no honors could extend 

 his reputation ; no added celebrity could make his name 

 familiar, where it is not now known among civilized men. 

 It is inscribed in the immortal records of learning, and can 

 never be forgotten till the knowledge of humanizing arts 

 and sciences shall fade from the memory of mankind." 



Some time before the victory of the settlers of 

 Kansas was assured, it began to be foreseen that the 

 iniquitous measures designed to rob them of their 

 rights, would prove abortive. 



FROM HON. LYMAN TRUMBULL. 



WASHINGTON, December 28, 1857. 



THE truth is, that since the announcement that 



slavery exists in the territories under the Constitution, and 

 that slavery is recognized and protected everywhere by that 

 instrument, the adherents of the party in the North saw it 

 was bound to go down, and Judge Douglas is making haste 

 to escape from the sinking ship. I trust the people of 

 Kansas, down-trodden and oppressed for nearly three years, 

 may soon be able to assert their just rights. In order that 

 slavery might be introduced among them, the people of 

 that territory have been subjugated to a military despotism 

 ever since its organization ; but thank God for the prospect 

 that the rule of Border ruffians will soon be over 



FROM HON. CHARLES SUMNER. 



PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 1858. 



MY DEAR SIR, A relapse in my calamitous illness 

 which left me for a while quite feeble, must be my apology 

 for not sooner acknowledging the favor of your letter. I 

 am happy in your sympathy, and feel that our good cause 

 is stronger because it has your support. 



