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The amount contributed for Missions by Massachusetts was greater than that contributed by all the Slave States, and more than eight times that contributed by South Carolina.
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Sumner highlights the disparity in charitable contributions between Massachusetts and the Slave States, emphasizing the moral superiority of the Free States.
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