In this impression I was fully confirmed later in the session, when he sorrowfully but manfully resisted the attempt of Senator Davis, his son-in-law, and other extreme men, to bully him into their measures, and avowed his sympathy with the anti-slavery sentiment of the country.
Julian reflects on a senator's struggle against pressure from extreme political factions while supporting anti-slavery sentiments.
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