Charles Sumner: “Here is advice, guardianship, and the adjustment of wages,--all…”

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Here is advice, guardianship, and the adjustment of wages,--all inconsistent with Slavery in any of its pretensions.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that the duties outlined for guardians are fundamentally opposed to the principles of slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “Here is advice, guardianship, and the adjustment of wages,--all inconsistent with Slavery in any of its pretensions.”