On the record
Nobody questions that treason was uttered on this floor, or that treasonable counsels went forth from this Chamber.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner states that treasonous discussions occurred openly in the Senate chamber.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Other voices in this conversation
