He stood in the vanguard of Freedom, and the marks of the ruffianly outrage inflicted upon him, which he will probably bear to the grave, he will wear as more honorable scars than ever warrior brought from a battle-field.
Sumner honors the scars of a fellow advocate for freedom as symbols of honor rather than shame.
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