The wolf which thrust itself into the harness of the horse it had devoured, and then whirled the sledge according to mere brutal bent, is recognized by this bill, and kept in its usurped place, when the safety of all requires that it should be shot.
Sumner uses a vivid metaphor to describe the danger of allowing a corrupt force to maintain its power when it should be removed for the safety of all.
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