It was said by a philosopher of Antiquity that a blush is the sign of virtue; and permit me to add, that, in this violent sensibility, I recognize a blush mantling the cheek of the honorable Senator, which even his plantation manners cannot conceal.
Sumner references a philosophical idea about blushing as a sign of virtue, using it to critique a senator's inability to hide his shameful feelings.
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