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Charles Sumner: “Divorce of the National Government from Slavery.--This must not be any longer.”

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Divorce of the National Government from Slavery.--This must not be any longer.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner emphasizes the necessity of separating the National Government from slavery as a fundamental principle.

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