And yet the disposition so common to palliate Slavery in the National Capital showed itself with regard to Slavery in Algiers; and, indeed, the same arguments to soften public opinion have been employed in the two instances.
Sumner draws a parallel between the justifications used for slavery in the National Capital and those used for slavery in Algiers, critiquing the rationalizations.
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