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Charles Sumner: “I regret, more than I have words to express, this painful fact, that, of all the countries in Europe, this country is…”

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I regret, more than I have words to express, this painful fact, that, of all the countries in Europe, this country is the only one which has men in it who are willing to take active steps in favor of this intended Slave Government.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner expresses his deep regret about European support for a slave government in America.

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