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But this was a very hasty suggestion, forgetting the piratical origin of the vessel, and forgetting the piratical slavemonger character of its pretended owners, having no ocean rights.
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Sumner critiques a hasty suggestion regarding the Florida, emphasizing its piratical origins and the nature of its owners.
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