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It is Slavery that speaks in the word of command, and sounds in the morning drum-beat.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is Slavery that speaks in the word of command, and sounds in the morning drum-beat.”
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Sumner argues that slavery commands the actions and movements of the rebel forces.
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