Charles Sumner: “Andrew Johnson is our god Thor, and these latter acts for which he…”

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Andrew Johnson is our god Thor, and these latter acts for which he stands impeached are the drinking-horn whose depths are unfathomable.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner uses the metaphor of Thor's drinking-horn to illustrate the depth of Andrew Johnson's impeachable actions.

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Charles Sumner: “Andrew Johnson is our god Thor, and these latter acts for which he stands impeached are the drinking-horn whose depths…”