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When the proposition for the abolition of Slavery in the District was brought forward, we were told that it was correct in principle, but that it would not work well,--that it was not practical!
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “When the proposition for the abolition of Slavery in the District was brought forward, we were told that it was correct…”
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Sumner recalls opposition to the abolition of slavery, which was considered correct in principle but impractical by some.
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