Charles Sumner: “There is also a Christian Providence which watches this battle for…”

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There is also a Christian Providence which watches this battle for right, caring especially for the poor and downtrodden who have no helper.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner invokes the idea of divine providence supporting the fight for justice and the oppressed.

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Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.

Women’s National League, petition of, for universal emancipation, X. 300.

Slavery and the: speech in New York, XI. 433.

His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.

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Charles Sumner: “There is also a Christian Providence which watches this battle for right, caring especially for the poor and downtrodden…”