I have carefully read your speech; I have read the concluding retort, which some of your friends wish had not been made; and I most fervently thank God for enabling you to say just what you said, and to say it in the very manner you did.
In this quote, Sumner expresses gratitude for a powerful speech and its impactful delivery.
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