Charles Sumner: “In this way you vainly think to withdraw the subject of Slavery from…”

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In this way you vainly think to withdraw the subject of Slavery from National Politics.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques the idea of removing slavery from national politics, asserting its inescapable presence in public discourse.

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Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.

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Charles Sumner: “In this way you vainly think to withdraw the subject of Slavery from National Politics.”