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To my mind, outrages are proved, fearful in character; nor can I doubt the power under the Constitution to apply the remedy.
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Sumner describes the severity of the outrages he believes have occurred and the constitutional remedies available.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
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