Charles Sumner: “Thus, where the Slave Power is indifferent, the President will see that the laws are faithfully executed; but in other…”

“Thus, where the Slave Power is indifferent, the President will see that the laws are faithfully executed; but in other cases, where the interests of Slavery are at stake, he is controlled absolutely by this tyranny, ready at all times to do, or not to do, precisely as it dictates.”