If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” The distant emigrant, the whole country, awaits the voice of our beloved Commonwealth in answer to the question, Are you for Freedom, or are you for Slavery?
Sumner uses a metaphor about a trumpet to highlight the importance of clear communication regarding the issue of freedom versus slavery.
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