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Charles Sumner: “It is said we need some hundred million dollars more; and yet, in the face of this asserted necessity, and in the face…”

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It is said we need some hundred million dollars more; and yet, in the face of this asserted necessity, and in the face of that generous demand from every part of the country, which Congress should make haste to gratify, it is now urged that we should abdicate.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner highlights the contradiction of needing more funds while Congress considers leaving without addressing it.

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