Andrew Johnson must be impeached, or the Tenure-of-Office Act would become a dead letter, while his tyranny would receive a letter of license, and impeachment as a remedy for wrong-doing would be blotted from the Constitution.
Sumner argues that impeachment is necessary to uphold the Tenure-of-Office Act and prevent tyranny.
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Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
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