Like them, Sir, I do not hesitate to protest against the bill yet pending before the Senate, as a great moral wrong, as a breach of public faith, as a measure full of danger to the peace, and even existence, of our Union.
Sumner vocally opposes the pending bill, labeling it a significant moral wrong.
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