Charles Sumner: “Above all else, now and forever, is that justice which “holds the scales of right with even hand.” In this sacred name…”

“Above all else, now and forever, is that justice which “holds the scales of right with even hand.” In this sacred name, and in the name also of country, that great charity embracing so many other charities, I make this final protest against all questions of form at the expense of the Republic.”