Charles Sumner: “And I wish to see a President through whom we may expect peace and…”

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And I wish to see a President through whom we may expect peace and harmony, instead of discord.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner calls for a president who fosters peace and harmony, contrasting with the discord he associates with President Grant.

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Consent of the governed necessary in forming new governments of, XII. 298.

Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.

His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.

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Charles Sumner: “And I wish to see a President through whom we may expect peace and harmony, instead of discord.”