On the record
The claims were never “desperate,” except so far as they were doomed to meet the counter-claims of France.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner defends the legitimacy of American claims against France, stating they were not desperate.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
At Baltimore the delegation of the most important State in the Union, known to be in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, was refused admission to the Convention.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
Other voices in this conversation
