. The Christian annual for the year of our lord ... re-turn published hisSeventh Annual Re-port, embodying theresults of his editions of thisReport were pub-lished, both in this country and in Europe. Few volumesliave been extolled more highly than this by the wise think-ers of our generation. In the spring of 1M8 ho was elected to Congress, as a Whig,to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the venerableJohn Quincy Adams, He failed of renomination by the con-vention of his party by one vote, but he appealed independ-ently to the people and was re-elected. His first speechin Congre
. The Christian annual for the year of our lord ... re-turn published hisSeventh Annual Re-port, embodying theresults of his editions of thisReport were pub-lished, both in this country and in Europe. Few volumesliave been extolled more highly than this by the wise think-ers of our generation. In the spring of 1M8 ho was elected to Congress, as a Whig,to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the venerableJohn Quincy Adams, He failed of renomination by the con-vention of his party by one vote, but he appealed independ-ently to the people and was re-elected. His first speechin Congress was a plea for the abolition of slavery in theterritories of the nation. In those days secession was oftenthreatened by Southern representatives, but Mr. Mann do-^l^fed that he would support the Wilmot proviso, whetherthe South rebelled or not. In a published letter, he said:1 think the country is to experience serious times. Inter-ference with slavery will excite civil commotion in the^outh; but it is best to interfere. Now is the time to see. ^/^^^^^^--<--f^ c^^^^^^^^<£^^^-z^<i whether the Union is a rope of sand or a band of in Congress ho defended Drayton and Sayers, whowere indicted for stealing seventy-six slaves in the Districtof Columbia, He was engaged in tlieir defense for twenty-one consecutive days. In September, 18r)2, ho was nomina-ted for Governor of Massachusetts by the Free Soil the same day ho was also elected presitleut of AntiochCollege, Yellow Springs, O, He failed of election as Gov-ernor and so accepted the presidency of Antioch, He wasimpelled to this step by the free conditions of education de-termined on by its projectors. While Obcrlin had grantedspecial privileges to women, tliey were not accorded free andequal honors with men. Antiocii did not distinguish, onthis line, between the sexes. Equal advantages and honors were accorded, andin this fulness andfrceness of educationAntioch College just-ly claims and do-
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