Charles+Sumner

= Charles Sumner  = = =

** Name: ** Charles Sumner ** Age: ** 39 **Gender:** Male Massachusetts Senator
 * Occupation: **

Academic lawyer
 * If in politics, what was your occupation prior to that:**

Lower middle class to aristocratic politician.
 * Social Class:**

During his childhood, Sumner had been part of the lower middle class, but as he grew older, he became part of the elite class.
 * Financial Situation:**


 * Appearance:**



Massachusetts
 * Location:**

I usually wake up in the morning and eat toast with milk. After dressing and washing, I attend Congress meetings or start writing speeches. Sometimes I'll meet up with some of my colleagues to discuss pressing matters as well.
 * Daily Routine:**

He was a moral man with pride who takes every issue seriously. That is how he gt things done and solve problems, no matter big or small. He was a strong public speaker, and the speeches clearly sent the message that he was a true advocate for abolition. However, Sumner was also a very distant man, who only cared much about morality. He was not that emotional, and he tried to refuse conflicts with others by only attacking problems through his speeches. The son of Charles Pinckney Sumner, a lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law. His father had been born in poverty and was an advocate for abolition and racially integrated schools. Sumner's mother had also been a poor seamstress, before she married. Sumner had been in the lower middle class during childhood, but was able to become a successful congressman after attending Boston Latin and Harvard Law. In Boston Latin, Sumner was able to meet many new friends, including Robert Charles Winthrop and Samuel Francis Smith. He proceeded to travel to Europe after his graduation from Harvard Law School. Sumner became eloquent in European languages and became a popular socialite with the elite because of his knowledge of literature, history, and law. **Family:** A bachelor for most of his life, Sumner married Alice Mason Hooper in 1866. Hooper was the daughter of Senator Samuel Hooper, but Hooper and Sumner did not match well. Hooper had a friendship with von Holstein, a German nobleman, which caused much concern from the public. The two separated the following year.
 * Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits:**
 * Past/Individual and family history:**

While Sumner was a lawyer, he was a private lawyer in Boston with partner George Hilard. He was usually accomodated with others of the same social class because of work in law or politics. He had some friends from high school that he still contacted and he had many friends from Harvard College. He was a huge part of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.
 * Social relations with others: **

**Religion:** He was a strong believer in morality.

**Education:** High School: Boston Latin High School College: Harvard University Graduate School: Harvard Law School As a strong advocate for abolition, Sumner had many enemies from the South. Preston Brookes, the Democratic Congressman from South C Carolina had a particular conflict with Sumner. In the Senate, Sumner had delivered a powerful and insulting speech about the Compromise of 1850. Angered by the speech, Brookes attacked Sumner, and Sumner was injured so severely that it took him 3 years to recover.
 * Conflicts/Enemies:**

=== Journal #1 - The time frame is sometime during the year 1850. Consider all of the things that have taken place during the previous five years (Mexican-American War, Mexican Cession, Wilmot Proviso, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act). You are free to write about any one (or more) of these things in your journal entry. Be sure to include your actions in response to one (or more) of these events. ===

Journal,

Amidst all of the fighting by the slavery power to keep slavery, I cannot allow this immoral act to be continued any longer. The Compromise of 1850 has been enacted but how much of a compromise is necessary in solving this conflict? There is nothing that us supporters of abolition need to give up for those slave whipping Southerners. Each one of the bills only provides a so called temporary solution to those who have no emotion and feel no remorse for the slaves that are mistreated every day.

In particular, the Fugitive Slave Act is the most ridiculous. How does the foul south expect us in the North to react to this act? It is an insult to those who are only advocating freedom. To say that it is a crime to free slaves is an accusation from Satan! The only crime that is being committed is that of those who push for slavery and those who feel no pain from the pain that they cause slaves. We must remember that all men were born equal and that there is no right in treating slaves as inferiors solely because they are black. The crime that the south is committing is greater than any other crime that we have known as the United States of America. How can they accuse those who push for freedom of crime?

Our nation is based on freedom, justice, and liberty. The unprincipled south fails to consider these ideals when it comes to the slaves. Hypocrites! Those savages who don’t see the pain and embarrassment they are bringing to the nation. It is incredible that they are expecting freedom fighters to turn slaves in. Those slaves must have their own justice and liberty; they deserve the right to stand in court and have an equal say as their masters; all men are born equal. How are we a Christian nation with God’s blessing if we fail to follow his most basic truths? Even free blacks are being sent to the South without reason.

The problems caused by the Fugitive Slave Act is unprecedented. It is not realistic that we are actually expected to support the cause of evil. Immorality is plaguing the south and innocents are being forced to give up their God-given rights of liberty freedom and justice. We have no justice when we force blacks to stand in court without any rights. Please let our nation solve this problem and let the South discover their sins and repent them.

CharlesAf

=== Journal #2 - The year is now 1852. Continue your story as you began in Journal #1. For this journal entry and all subsequent entries, you must interact with at least two other characters in each journal entry. When you interact with another character, provide a hyperlink to that character's page in your journal entry. === Journal,

Since I last wrote, I have been elected into Congress as a Senator of Massachusetts. After various attempts for elections, I have finally gotten a spot in the government that I deserve. Now that I have been given my chance, I will use this to the fullest to express the deepest vexations with the state of slavery within our Union.

In our meetings, I have taken care not to voice my opinions to loudly, but it had been too hard to keep in for too long. Last month, in August, I gave my very first speech at Congress. I pushed strongly for abolition and wanted many of those without moral compasses to realize the wrong that comes with slavery and the support of slavery. I titled the speech: Freedom National; Slavery Sectional and expressed many that when I told my fellow Congressmen of the complications that come with slavery. The breaches that we are making within our own souls and our ethics should never be crossed. I know that many agreed with me and my words. William Seward of New York seemed to have responded to my speech; he came to me afterward and praised me on it. Additionally, David Wilmot of Pennsylvania was delighted that someone from the North finally voiced the North's opinions of the horrendous institution of slavery. However, I have also made many enemies with such a powerful speech. I did not hold back any longer, and instead completely conveyed the opinions of those against slavery.

The rest of the senators have simply ignored the cruelty and vulgarity of the Fugitive Slave Act and it had been passed. I must admit that I may have had poor timing with my disapproval of the act. However, it is better to express this disapproval later than never. The Fugitive Slave Act is truly a violation of the Constitution. We as congressmen have the primary goal of regarding the words of the Constitution with respect. Thus, leaving the Act as it is, is only an embarrassment for ourselves. Besides our duty to the Union, we have a duty to God. Our Father would not approve of belittling humans whom he granted equality to us with. Our divine duty is to protect the rights of all humans which we have failed to do.

Let my wish for the morality of this Union be granted.

Charles

Journal #3 - **It's 1854... the Kansas-Nebraska Act has passed. Squatters are now moving into Kansas in an attempt to sway the vote. Continue your story...**

Journal,

Since I have last confided in you, things have become worse and the situation that the South pleads for becomes more immoral by the second. Just a few months ago, the Kansas-Nebraska act had been passed. How ridiculous the Union is becoming! Through this act, the Missouri Compromise has been repealed, which is only a guarantee for more slavery within the lands of our states. Our Union faces a greater tragedy every day; the seriousness of slavery increases as the South fails to see the immorality of enslaving.

The land mass of Nebraska is argued to be too large for the position of the state. It is a huge risk that Stephen Douglass is taking. He is like Sancho Panza of Don Quixote, a crazy old knight who only tries to fool. And of course his partner Andrew Butler of South Carolina is no better. He is the madman Don Quixote himself; he is deceived and out of all reality. He only sees what is unreal and cannot see the moral truth in the situation. However, relatively new states such as California and Texas have huge land masses that does not affect their decisions. The slave power simply is creating an excuse to manipulate and create more slave states for themselves. The slave states must realize the importance of morality in their decisions. They completely go against the principles of Christianity when they ignored the importance of individuals, slave or not in the status of our nation.

Not only must we realize what political greed the South is advocating, but we must also see the horrendous breaches of moral law that the South does without shame.

The South has become increasingly greedy in their passion for more states and land that hold slaves. Us Northerners are simply appalled by the self-indulgent policies that they are advocating simply to increase their power in the Union. The South does not realize that the survival of the Union relies on the peace between parties and sections. When they blatantly refuse to respect the peace that had been created between the North and South, they are insulting the North as well as our nation itself. How dare the South even consider insulting the harmonious existence of our Union.

Charless

**Journal #4 -** It's now 1856. Bleeding Kansas has just taken place and John Brown emerged on to the scene. Buchanan was just elected as the US President. Dred Scott is arrested and is about to be brought to trial. Continue your story.

Journal,

How hectic life has been since we have last talked. The situation with the South has only become worse as those stubborn Southerners refuse to listen to any reason that we have to offer. I continued to deliver my speeches against the actions of the South continuously. I continued to give my solid opinion on the immorality and madness of the institution of slavery.

In one of my speeches against the Kansas Nebraska Act, I criticized Douglas for the irrational actions that he had done. He is truly noisome and squat; he is not and never will be a truly fit member for the Senate of the United States of America. Butler and Douglas are both truly in denial of the crimes they are committing. They refuse to see reality and I was only making that clear in my speech. Butler sees slavery through his eyes as a rightful institution. How is that even possible in a rightfully raised man? The way he talks and the way he is shows otherwise; he could not possibly have been raised as a rightful gentleman. Both Butler and Douglas do not deserve their seat in Congress as their appearances and inner beliefs truly reflect what horrible people they are. I mentioned this in my powerful three hour long speech that was meant only to show my fellow congressmen the truth of the South’s actions.

The aftermath of my speech only proved my point even more. Preston Brooks whom I did not even mention in my speech, the nephew of Butler came up to me two days later. On May 22, the South Carolinian congressman began to attack me, physically with his cane with a gold head. I was caught completely off guard as I had been writing a letter to a companion of mine. He told me that he had read my speech and that I had offended Butler and South Carolina. Perhaps that is because they need to be told the truth of their moral crimes! Only in denial, he started to beat me as I was about to explain my purpose. Another South Carolinian, Laurence Keitt, also began to help his friend in physically abusing me. I was attacked, I tell you! How ridiculous this situation was. He trapped me under my desk and tore my desk from the floor. I soon could not see because of my own blood and remember nothing afterwards. However, according to William Seward, that barbarian continued to beat me until his cane broke and left without any sense of guilt. That scoundrel Keitt even stopped people from my receiving help with his pistol. How uncivilized can those Southerners get!

It is difficult for me to even write this much. Perhaps I will not survive, but now the world knows that the South is a barbaric place without an moral compass.

= Journal #5 **- The year is 1860. Lincoln was just elected as US President, prompting South Carolina to secede. Write the next chapter in your story.** = = = Journal,

A year ago, I returned to Congress after three horrid years in the hospital. The thoughts that came and left my head were dictated by the true barbarism of Brooks and the rest of the South. Before, I could not comprehend how a human could protect slavery so boldly, but now I see that they are not true humans. The Southerners fail to see their own evil. They are dictated by the devil himself, and they are driven by their barbarism. I see their evil in my nightmares and the evil presence has haunted me ever since the attack.

I knew that Lincoln would win presidency; he is a pure human and he is not corrupted by the idea of slavery. That is why I supported him with my speech on the Barbarism of Slavery.

Now that our Presidency has succeeded in winning, the South has become even more ridiculous and uncivilized; South Carolina has seceded from our Union. I fail to understand how the state comprehends its survival without the help of our federal government that has provided so much in the past. Those of us who are still part of the Union must join together and prevent the so called sovereign state from gaining any more power.

South Carolina has no shame; they find some sort of pride in the break from our Union. The outrageous Andrew Butler cannot see the fact that when Buchanan was elected as the president, all of the Northern states were patient and allowed for Buchanan to do as he did. However, now that Abraham Lincoln has been elected, they have no patience at all. Lincoln did not even do anything so far. How impatient and obnoxious the South is becoming. If South Carolina starts to convince other states in secession, this conflict will have no end. I will be a barrier to whatever the South wishes to do. We must not let those barbarians win.