From the Constitution it appears that the power of appointment is vested in the President and Senate conjointly, and that nothing is said of the power of removal, except in case of impeachment, when it is made by the Senate.
Sumner discusses the constitutional powers of appointment and removal in the context of the President and Senate.
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Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
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