Charles Sumner: “It is because of the contempt with which, under the teachings of Slavery, to the shame of our country, men have thus far…”

“It is because of the contempt with which, under the teachings of Slavery, to the shame of our country, men have thus far regarded the rights of colored persons, that courts have been willing for a moment to recognize the constitutional right to hurl a human being into bondage without trial by jury.”