The only inducement he offered to these men was an acknowledgment of their manhood; for he promised that the United States Government would treat them, in every particular, the same as other volunteer regiments from the State of Massachusetts.
Sumner highlights the unique promise made to colored soldiers, emphasizing their dignity and equal treatment.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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