There is Virginia with a Constitution dabbled in blood, with a Legislature smoking with Rebellion, and with a Governor commending himself to Rebels throughout a long canvass by promising to strike at common schools; and here is Congress blindfold and with hands tied behind the back.
Sumner vividly describes Virginia's troubled state and Congress's inaction in the face of rebellion.
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