It is well for us to turn aside from battle and siege at home, from the blazing lines of Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and Charleston, to glance for a moment at the perils from abroad: of course I mean from England and France; for these are the only foreign powers thus far moved to intermeddle on the side of Slavery.
Sumner urges a moment of reflection on foreign threats, particularly from England and France, amidst the domestic conflict.
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It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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