Charles Sumner: “Perhaps this apparently trivial incident may transfer the great seat…”

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Perhaps this apparently trivial incident may transfer the great seat of empire into America.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner speculates on the potential for America to become a dominant global power, hinting at historical shifts in empire.

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Charles Sumner: “Perhaps this apparently trivial incident may transfer the great seat of empire into America.”