On the record
But the Abolitionists, staking their all upon the Kansas issue, and hesitating at no means, fair or foul, are moving heaven and earth to render that beautiful Territory a Free State.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner critiques the Abolitionists' fervent efforts to make Kansas a Free State, indicating the high stakes involved in the conflict.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
Confessing the Fatherhood of God, and the consequent Brotherhood of Man, we find a divine standard of unquestionable accuracy.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
Other voices in this conversation
