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Charles Sumner: “Then must this virtuous lady, whose pride is justice always, bend to receive the author of the Fugitive Slave Bill as…”

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Then must this virtuous lady, whose pride is justice always, bend to receive the author of the Fugitive Slave Bill as ambassadorial plenipotentiary at her Court.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner criticizes the British Queen for associating with those who support slavery.

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