Charles Sumner: “By the Proclamation of the President the freedom of all slaves in the…”

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By the Proclamation of the President the freedom of all slaves in the Rebel region is secured beyond recall.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the irreversible nature of the freedom granted to slaves by the President's Proclamation.

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Charles Sumner: “By the Proclamation of the President the freedom of all slaves in the Rebel region is secured beyond recall.”