Notable Quotable – Charles Sumner 1856 Tags: 1850s Politics, 1856, 19th century, Abolitionism, Andrew Butler, Antebellum Era, Bleeding Kansas, Caning of Charles Sumner, Charles Sumner, Massachusetts Politicians, Notable Quotable, Political Oratory, Radical Republicans, Sectionalism, Senate History, South Carolina Politics, The Crime Against Kansas, US History, War Between the States, Share on: Share: View our photo collection! View Collection