Charles Sumner: “It takes the only true ground,--the essential barbarism and sinfulness…”

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It takes the only true ground,--the essential barbarism and sinfulness of Slavery.

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Sumner asserts that the fundamental nature of slavery is one of barbarism and sinfulness, emphasizing its moral implications.

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Charles Sumner: “It takes the only true ground,--the essential barbarism and sinfulness of Slavery.”