Charles Sumner: “Certain slave-masters, after long years of conspiracy, rose against…”

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Certain slave-masters, after long years of conspiracy, rose against the Republic and struck at its life.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner describes the actions of certain slave owners who conspired against the Republic, framing them as traitors.

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Charles Sumner: “Certain slave-masters, after long years of conspiracy, rose against the Republic and struck at its life.”