Charles Sumner: “Should I not, as an associate in this Chamber, anxious for the good name of the Senate to which we all belong, proud of…”

“Should I not, as an associate in this Chamber, anxious for the good name of the Senate to which we all belong, proud of this Republic whose honor we hope to bear aloft, and anxious that no precedent should be established which may hereafter be brought to our detriment, should I not enter my frank protest?”