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Thus far the Republic of Hayti has been left without sympathy or support from our country.
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gutenberg.orgThus far the Republic of Hayti has been left without sympathy or support from our country.
Sumner highlights the lack of support for Hayti from the United States.
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In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
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.
At Baltimore the delegation of the most important State in the Union, known to be in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, was refused admission to the Convention.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.