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They were glad to find the audacious pretensions of the slave-masters repelled in Congress.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “They were glad to find the audacious pretensions of the slave-masters repelled in Congress.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner notes the satisfaction of people in Congress at successfully opposing the demands of slaveholders.
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