Is he not a man whose name should check the blustering apologists of Slavery and Secession?… The Rebellion is just such a blow at the Union as Preston Brooks struck at Charles Sumner; and yet there are English hands and voices to applaud the deed, as worthy heroes of patriotism and civilization.
Sumner draws a parallel between the violence against him and the broader rebellion against the Union, highlighting the hypocrisy of those who support such actions.
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Disunion no remedy for grievances of, VII. 33.
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