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I doubt not that he understands the case; but I am sure, that, to meet it, he must deal directly with Slavery, the fountain and origin of all the noisome inhumanity exposed before us to-day.
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Sumner expresses confidence that a senator must confront the issue of slavery to address the inhumanity present.
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