God give you strength for this battle, and, amidst the shifting experiences of the Government, and above ‘the confused noise of the warrior,’ make your word ‘On to Freedom’ clearly and widely heard by our countrymen.
Sumner offers a prayer for strength in the fight for freedom amidst governmental challenges.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
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