On the record
Congress has the power to protect republican institutions in Georgia, and to protect the good people there; and it has the further power to superintend the work of Reconstruction to the end.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner asserts that Congress has the authority to protect republican institutions and aid in Reconstruction in Georgia.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
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.
Other voices in this conversation
