But we should act weakly and ignobly, if on any such ground we failed in the double duty now so urgent,--first, to the Senate, of which we are members, and next, to that country which has a right to our truest and most unhesitating devotion.
Sumner argues against weakness in fulfilling the Senate's urgent duties to both the institution and the country.
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