Charles Sumner: “You cannot consent that the child Emancipation, born of your breath…”

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You cannot consent that the child Emancipation, born of your breath, shall be surrendered to the custody of enemies.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner metaphorically describes Emancipation as a child that must be protected from those who oppose it.

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Charles Sumner: “You cannot consent that the child Emancipation, born of your breath, shall be surrendered to the custody of enemies.”