I hand it over to the most careful scrutiny, knowing that the President can take no just exception to it, unless he insists upon limiting proper debate, and boldly denies the right of a Senator to express himself freely on great acts of wrong.
Sumner defends the right of Senators to engage in open debate about significant issues without presidential interference.
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