Charles Sumner: “Sitting in our seats here, we are a mighty police, ready at the call…”

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Sitting in our seats here, we are a mighty police, ready at the call of general or citizen, and also a terror to the evil-doer.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner describes the Senate as a powerful force ready to respond to calls for justice and order.

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