Believing that duty to these millions is foremost, and that until they are secured in equal rights we cannot expect the tranquillity which all desire,--nay, Sir, we cannot expect the blessing of Almighty God upon our labors,--I bring forward this measure of justice to the colored race.
Sumner emphasizes the moral obligation to secure equal rights for millions of oppressed individuals as essential for national peace.
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The only Constitutional party and party of freedom, VII. 38.
Women’s National League, petition of, for universal emancipation, X. 300.
Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.
Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.
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