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Charles Sumner: “Eminent British functionaries, in Court and Parliament, vindicate the naval expeditions which in the name of Slavery are…”

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Eminent British functionaries, in Court and Parliament, vindicate the naval expeditions which in the name of Slavery are unleashed against a friendly power.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner condemns British officials for justifying naval actions taken in support of slavery against the United States.

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