Charles Sumner: “Besides more rigorous legislation, Public Opinion must be invoked to…”

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Besides more rigorous legislation, Public Opinion must be invoked to step forward and throw over the fugitive its protecting ægis.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of public opinion in protecting fugitive slaves beyond just legal measures.

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