The speech, which I read in the Herald, is, it seems to me, unequalled by anything in the oratory of modern times, and I venture to predict that future ages will place it, as a work of art, side by side with the matchless De Corona of Demosthenes.
Sumner compares a modern speech to a classic work of oratory, emphasizing its exceptional quality and impact.
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