I know not how the indifference to Slavery exhibited by so many could be exposed more effectively than when he said of a political antagonist thus offending, “I suppose the institution of Slavery really looks small to him.
Sumner critiques the indifference to slavery by highlighting a political opponent's trivialization of the issue.
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They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
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