Charles Sumner: “In refusing it such a place, I do not deny popular rights, but uphold…”

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In refusing it such a place, I do not deny popular rights, but uphold them, I do not restrain popular rights, but extend them.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner defends the extension of popular rights while opposing the establishment of slavery.

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Charles Sumner: “In refusing it such a place, I do not deny popular rights, but uphold them, I do not restrain popular rights, but extend…”