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Surely the love of Freedom is not so far cooled among us, descendants of those who opposed the Stamp Act, that we are insensible to the Fugitive Slave Bill.
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Sumner appeals to the legacy of resistance against the Stamp Act to inspire action against the Fugitive Slave Bill.
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