Charles Sumner: “I thank my stars that the gentleman is not yet the Jove of this land…”

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I thank my stars that the gentleman is not yet the Jove of this land, nor the Jove of this Senate either.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses relief that a certain individual does not hold greater power, implying a critique of their character and intentions.

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Charles Sumner: “I thank my stars that the gentleman is not yet the Jove of this land, nor the Jove of this Senate either.”