Surely the Senator from South Carolina, with his silver-white locks, would have hesitated to lead this assault upon me, had he not for the moment been entirely oblivious of the history of the State which he represents.
Sumner critiques a senator's attack on him, suggesting that historical awareness would have deterred such behavior.
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