Charles Sumner: “And yet, with the phantasy that man can hold property in man shooting from his lips, with the shackle and lash in his…”

“And yet, with the phantasy that man can hold property in man shooting from his lips, with the shackle and lash in his hands, with barbarism on his forehead, with filibusterism in his recorded life, and with Slavery woven in his flag wherever it floats on land and sea, the candidate clamors for independent recognition.”