Charles Sumner: “Sumner had striven to direct public opinion against Slavery, so at…”

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Sumner had striven to direct public opinion against Slavery, so at least that it should not be carried into the Territories.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner's efforts are directed towards shaping public opinion against the expansion of slavery into new territories.

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