Charles Sumner: “The whole thing may be summed up in one word: The South is determined…”

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The whole thing may be summed up in one word: The South is determined to have Slavery,--the thing, if not the name.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that the South's determination to maintain slavery persists, regardless of its legal status.

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Charles Sumner: “The whole thing may be summed up in one word: The South is determined to have Slavery,--the thing, if not the name.”