As an act of justice too long deferred, it aroused even then the active sympathy of multitudes, while as an act for the benefit of our commerce it was ably commended by eminent merchants of Boston and New York without distinction of party.
Sumner describes the acknowledgment of Hayti as a long-overdue act of justice that garnered widespread support.
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