Never has it been said that it is the part of a good presiding officer to amplify his power; and there is at least one obvious reason: a presiding officer is only an agent, acting always in presence of his principal.
Sumner emphasizes the role of a presiding officer as an agent rather than a power amplifier.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
Slavery and the: speech in New York, XI. 433.
Slave Power, necessity of political action against the, II. 207.
Women’s National League, petition of, for universal emancipation, X. 300.
His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.
Other voices in this conversation
