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Charles Sumner: “Who will not say that in this transaction the Black Republic appears better than the Rear-Admiral?”

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Who will not say that in this transaction the Black Republic appears better than the Rear-Admiral?
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that the Black Republic's actions reflect better principles than those of the Rear-Admiral.

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