Pardon me, if I remind him that Jurisprudence is not a dark-lantern, shining in a narrow circle, and never changing, but a gladsome light, which, slowly emerging from original darkness, grows and spreads with human improvement, until at last it becomes as broad and general as the Light of Day.
Sumner describes jurisprudence as a dynamic and evolving field that reflects human progress.
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It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
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