Charles Sumner: “I would ask any reasonable man, Is the sending a slave of any of our…”

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I would ask any reasonable man, Is the sending a slave of any of our farms to the Penitentiary a punishment?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner questions the logic behind considering imprisonment a punishment for slaves, highlighting their lack of freedom.

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Charles Sumner: “I would ask any reasonable man, Is the sending a slave of any of our farms to the Penitentiary a punishment?”