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I go further, and I say--pardon the illustration--that the ejection of that Senator would not bring upon this capital half the shame that the ejection of this colored officer necessarily brings upon the capital.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I go further, and I say--pardon the illustration--that the ejection of that Senator would not bring upon this capital…”
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Sumner emphasizes the greater shame brought upon the capital by the ejection of a colored officer compared to that of a senator.
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