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Listening to these horrors, ancient stories of Barbarism are all outdone; and the “viper broth,” which was a favorite decoction in a barbarous age, seems to be the daily drink of American Slave-Masters.
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Sumner critiques the brutality of American slaveholders, comparing their actions to historical barbarism.
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