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San Domingo is the earliest of that independent group destined to occupy the Caribbean Sea, toward which our duty is plain as the Ten Commandments.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner identifies San Domingo as a significant independent entity in the Caribbean.

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