Charles Sumner: “I am against any such government, and I trust the Senate will not…”

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I am against any such government, and I trust the Senate will not proceed with its consideration.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his opposition to a government that discriminates based on race.

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Charles Sumner: “I am against any such government, and I trust the Senate will not proceed with its consideration.”