For all these gallant lawyers, champions of the Right, there is honor ever increasing, which the soul spontaneously offers, while it turns in sorrow from the counsel, only two in number, who allowed themselves to be enlisted on the side of Slavery.
He honors the lawyers who fought for justice while lamenting those who defended slavery.
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Working-men of Europe, desire abolition of war, XVIII. 236.
Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.
Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.
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