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Newspapers, even in the land of bondage, blush at the hunt of men by bloodhounds,--thus protesting against an unquestionable incident of Slavery.
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Here, Sumner points out the moral outrage even in a society that condones slavery, as evidenced by the press's reaction to violence against enslaved people.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
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