Charles Sumner: “Armed negotiation was changed to armed intervention, being an act of…”

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Armed negotiation was changed to armed intervention, being an act of war,--all of which is placed beyond question.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that armed negotiation has escalated to armed intervention, marking a significant shift in U.S. policy.

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Charles Sumner: “Armed negotiation was changed to armed intervention, being an act of war,--all of which is placed beyond question.”