We should stay, it seems to me, until the offices are filled, rejecting nominations that are bad and confirming the good,--doing, in short, all we can, as a Senate, to secure good officers, and I insist, also, officers on the right side, who agree with Congress, and will sustain the policy which Congress has declared.
Sumner emphasizes the Senate's responsibility to confirm good officers aligned with Congress's policies.
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