“We trust no one will be deterred by its length from
reading Mr. Sumner’s speech on our Foreign Relations; and
we are sure that no one will be, who fairly enters upon
the subject.… The speech is the most able and elaborate
ever delivered by Mr. Sumner, and will be read with great
interest abroad as well as in this country. Let us hope
that it will help to open the eyes of the people of England
and France to the treachery of their rulers to the progress
of civilization and the spirit of the age.”