Charles Sumner: “I wish the measure to be effective for the object proposed, and, as I…”

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I wish the measure to be effective for the object proposed, and, as I do not believe it can be effective, unless immediate, I must vote accordingly.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner insists on the necessity of immediate action for the proposed measure to be effective.

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Charles Sumner: “I wish the measure to be effective for the object proposed, and, as I do not believe it can be effective, unless…”