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With regret, though not with astonishment, I learn that a Boston divine has sought to throw the seamless garment of Christ over this shocking wrong.
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Sumner expresses disappointment over a clergyman attempting to justify slavery using Christian teachings.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
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