I make no question with individual Senators; I make no personal allusion; but I meet the odious imposture, as I met the earlier imposture, with indignation and contempt, naturally excited by anything unworthy of this Chamber and unworthy of the Republic.
Sumner expresses his indignation towards the falsehoods being presented in the Senate.
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The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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