Charles Sumner: “Thus her depredations and burnings, making the ocean blaze, all…”

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Thus her depredations and burnings, making the ocean blaze, all proceeded from England, which by three different acts lighted the torch.

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Massachusetts

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This statement connects the Alabama's destructive actions directly to British support, framing it as a moral issue.

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Charles Sumner: “Thus her depredations and burnings, making the ocean blaze, all proceeded from England, which by three different acts…”