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If watchwords are needed now, let them be: Immediate Emancipation and Justice in Cuba!--Success to the Spanish Republic!--Honor and Gratitude to Emilio Castelar! and Peace between our two Nations!
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner advocates for immediate emancipation and expresses support for the Spanish Republic and its leader, Castelar, while calling for peace.

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