Charles Sumner: “A President properly inspired, and disposed to organize a true…”

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A President properly inspired, and disposed to organize a true Reconstruction, could not have hesitated in such a requirement.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that a motivated President could have effectively organized Reconstruction by requiring land distribution.

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Charles Sumner: “A President properly inspired, and disposed to organize a true Reconstruction, could not have hesitated in such a…”