Charles Sumner: “If we are to have war with Great Britain, it will not be because we…”

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If we are to have war with Great Britain, it will not be because we refuse to surrender Messrs.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that any war with Great Britain would not stem from a refusal to surrender individuals, but rather from Britain's aggressive stance.

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Charles Sumner: “If we are to have war with Great Britain, it will not be because we refuse to surrender Messrs.”