Charles Sumner: “It is Slavery that marshals these hosts and breathes into their…”

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It is Slavery that marshals these hosts and breathes into their embattled ranks its own barbarous fire.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner claims that slavery energizes and organizes the opposing forces in the conflict.

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Charles Sumner: “It is Slavery that marshals these hosts and breathes into their embattled ranks its own barbarous fire.”