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But it was hard that this blow at Freedom should be attempted in the name of Trade, and that merchants of Boston should be rallied against a candidate who had done so much to make Boston respectable.
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Sumner criticizes the betrayal of freedom in the name of trade, particularly by Boston merchants.
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