And if we glance at special achievement, it will be difficult to find anything in the history of South Carolina which presents so much of heroic spirit in an heroic cause as shines in that repulse of the Missouri invaders by the beleaguered town of Lawrence, where even the women gave their effective efforts to Freedom.
Sumner praises the heroic efforts of Lawrence's defenders against invaders, highlighting their commitment to freedom.
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