Against our Rebels the Nation had two sources of power and two arsenals of rights,--one of these being the powers and rights of sovereignty, and the other the powers and rights of war,--the former being determined by the Constitution, the latter by International Law.
Sumner emphasizes the dual sources of power the Nation had against the Rebels during the Civil War.
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Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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