Charles Sumner: “Even the absorbing contest with Great Britain could not prevent an…”

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Even the absorbing contest with Great Britain could not prevent an outbreak of indignant sympathy for those in bonds.

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Sumner highlights the public's sympathy for those enslaved, even during conflicts with Great Britain.

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Charles Sumner: “Even the absorbing contest with Great Britain could not prevent an outbreak of indignant sympathy for those in bonds.”