Charles Sumner: “We may well hesitate to organize a single State under military…”

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We may well hesitate to organize a single State under military government, when we see where such step leads.

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Massachusetts

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He expresses hesitation about establishing military governance due to its potential consequences.

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Charles Sumner: “We may well hesitate to organize a single State under military government, when we see where such step leads.”