For a long time, against opposition of all kinds, against misconceptions of the law, and against apologies for transactions without apology, he had insisted on impeachment; and now this old man, tottering to your door, dragged the Chief Magistrate of the Republic to judgment.
Sumner praises the perseverance of an old man who insisted on impeachment despite significant opposition.
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