Charles Sumner: “Better far, it is the testimony of the people, by an unprecedented…”

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Better far, it is the testimony of the people, by an unprecedented act, against the Fugitive Slave Bill.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner notes the public's strong opposition to the Fugitive Slave Bill as a significant act of defiance.

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Charles Sumner: “Better far, it is the testimony of the people, by an unprecedented act, against the Fugitive Slave Bill.”