Charles Sumner: “If their purposes were peaceful, as has been suggested, why cannons…”

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If their purposes were peaceful, as has been suggested, why cannons, arms, flags, numbers, and all this violence?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner questions the violent actions of pro-slavery forces, suggesting that if their intentions were peaceful, they would not need weapons.

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Charles Sumner: “If their purposes were peaceful, as has been suggested, why cannons, arms, flags, numbers, and all this violence?”