On the record
And now, Sir, as I stand before the Senate, trying by a last effort to prevent the sacrifice of Unionists, white and black, in Virginia, I feel that I am discharging only a simple duty.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
In this moment, Sumner articulates his sense of duty to protect Unionists in Virginia, highlighting his moral stance.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
Without yielding to any of these extreme views with regard to the mischiefs or the benefits of party, all should agree that the only true and legitimate object of such an association is to uphold, advance, and develop certain principles…
They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
Out of this pernicious prejudice have proceeded that persecution and neglect which are the too frequent lot of the world's pioneers.
Other voices in this conversation
