Charles Sumner: “My answer is, that Congress has precisely the same power to…”

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My answer is, that Congress has precisely the same power to enfranchise the families that it has to enfranchise the colored soldier.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that Congress has the same authority to enfranchise families as it does for soldiers, reinforcing the principle of equality.

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