It was in this Chamber, in the face of the Senate and the ministers of foreign powers, and surrounded by the gaze of thronged galleries, that Andrew Johnson exhibited himself in beastly intoxication while he took his oath of office as Vice-President; and all that he has done since is of record here.
Sumner criticizes Andrew Johnson's behavior during his oath of office, highlighting the severity of his intoxication.
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