Charles Sumner: “I have fought a long battle with Slavery, and I confess solicitude…”

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I have fought a long battle with Slavery, and I confess solicitude, when I see anything looking like concession to this wrong.

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Sumner reflects on his long struggle against slavery and his concern over any concessions to it.

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Charles Sumner: “I have fought a long battle with Slavery, and I confess solicitude, when I see anything looking like concession to this…”