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And this meaningless juggle of words, entirely worthy of the days of Slavery, is all that is vouchsafed by a Republican President for the equal rights of his colored fellow-citizens.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “And this meaningless juggle of words, entirely worthy of the days of Slavery, is all that is vouchsafed by a Republican…”
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Sumner criticizes the President's empty rhetoric regarding the equal rights of Black citizens, likening it to the era of slavery.
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