Charles Sumner: “They who make the imputation forget that this old party, if it has not…”

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They who make the imputation forget that this old party, if it has not ceased to exist, is changed in character.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner points out that the Democratic party has evolved, challenging the idea that it remains unchanged.

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Charles Sumner: “They who make the imputation forget that this old party, if it has not ceased to exist, is changed in character.”