If lawless violence here, in this Chamber, upon the person of a Senator, can find vindication, if this outrage upon the freedom of debate finds apology from a veteran Senator, why may not violent counsels elsewhere go unrebuked?
Sumner warns that if violence against a Senator is justified, it could lead to unchecked violence elsewhere.
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