If Slavery is really dead in the District of Columbia, and merely waiting for the ceremony of ‘Dust to dust’ by the President, to you more than to any other American statesman belongs the honor of this great triumph of justice, liberty, and sound policy.
Sumner acknowledges the significant role of a fellow statesman in the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.
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