Charles Sumner: “The Emancipation Proclamation of the President, on which you ask me to…”

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The Emancipation Proclamation of the President, on which you ask me to speak, is now the corner-stone of our national policy.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation as a foundational element of national policy.

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Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.

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Women’s National League, petition of, for universal emancipation, X. 300.

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Charles Sumner: “The Emancipation Proclamation of the President, on which you ask me to speak, is now the corner-stone of our national…”