Charles Sumner: “Here mark well, that, in their whole conduct, the conspirators acted…”

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Here mark well, that, in their whole conduct, the conspirators acted naturally, under instincts implanted by Slavery; nay, they acted logically even.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that the actions of conspirators were driven by the instincts instilled by slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “Here mark well, that, in their whole conduct, the conspirators acted naturally, under instincts implanted by Slavery…”