Since I have been charged with openly declaring a purpose to violate the Constitution, and to break the oath which I have taken at that desk, I shall be pardoned for showing simply how a few plain words will put all this down.
Sumner defends himself against accusations of intending to violate the Constitution.
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Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
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