Even this revolting transgression has additional aggravation, when it is considered, that, through these utterances, the cause of justice was imperilled, and the accursed demon of civil feud lashed again into vengeful fury.
Sumner expresses concern that certain actions jeopardized the cause of justice and incited civil conflict.
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