That was a system which the people of this country would not bear, which they ought not to bear; and he hoped, after the exposure which had taken place, that some means would be adopted for counteracting this insidious conduct of her Majesty’s ministers.
Sumner criticizes a system that undermines the rights of the people, advocating for change after exposing governmental misconduct.
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