During the delivery of this exasperating bill of charges, specifications, and denunciation of that ‘sum of all villanies,’ Slavery, a profound and most ominous silence prevailed on the floor of the Senate and in the galleries.
This passage describes the tense atmosphere in the Senate during Sumner's speech against slavery, emphasizing the silence that fell over the chamber.
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