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Charles Sumner: “I would secure for our private marine the amplest opportunity, that it may continue without interruption to plough every…”

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I would secure for our private marine the amplest opportunity, that it may continue without interruption to plough every sea with its keels, and that, wherever it appears, it may find its accustomed welcome.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner advocates for the continued operation of the private marine on the seas.

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