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But I cannot allow the subject to pass away, even for this hour, without repelling at once, distinctly and unequivocally, the assault which has been made upon the Emigrant Aid Company of Massachusetts.
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Sumner defends the Emigrant Aid Company against attacks made during the debate.
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