On the contrary, the friends of Freedom there have become more fixed in resolve to stay and fight the battle which they never sought, but from which they disdain to retreat,--while the friends of Freedom elsewhere are more aroused to the duty of timely succor by men and munitions of just self-defence.
Here, Sumner notes the resilience of anti-slavery supporters in Kansas and their growing determination to resist oppression.
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