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Has there ever been before, Sir, in the history of this or any other country, such a stupendous sale of negroes as that?
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gutenberg.orgHas there ever been before, Sir, in the history of this or any other country, such a stupendous sale of negroes as that?
Sumner questions the unprecedented nature of the proposed sale of African Americans in history.
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