I have said, that, before the adoption of the Missouri Compromise, even the Northern States were not so very kind and philanthropic towards this race, which is now under the peculiar care of the Senator from Massachusetts, as he would represent.
Sumner critiques the historical attitudes of Northern states towards African Americans before the Missouri Compromise.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
I am in favor of a tariff for revenue, such a one as will yield a sufficient amount to the treasury to defray the expenses of the government, economically administered.
Without yielding to any of these extreme views with regard to the mischiefs or the benefits of party, all should agree that the only true and legitimate object of such an association is to uphold, advance, and develop certain principles…
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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