Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 05 (of 20)

The volume gathers speeches, letters, and public addresses that argue for the moral and political necessity, practicability, and dignity of the antislavery movement, rebuking religious and legal justifications for bondage and proposing practical remedies. It includes critiques of proslavery actions in the territories, reflections on party organization and immigrant participation, discussions of legislative procedure and treaty questions, and calls for unified northern effort and moral persuasion to confront slavery through open debate, political action, and relief for those harmed.