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Charles Sumner: “The Rebellion itself will feel the blow, and ambitious Slavery foresee its doom.”

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The Rebellion itself will feel the blow, and ambitious Slavery foresee its doom.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner asserts that the Rebellion will feel the consequences of the treaty, signaling the end of slavery's ambitions.

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