Charles Sumner: “The proposition on its face is applicable to all the States throughout…”

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The proposition on its face is applicable to all the States throughout the Union, and in its vital principle concerns every lover of his country.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that the proposition affects all states and concerns every patriot.

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Charles Sumner: “The proposition on its face is applicable to all the States throughout the Union, and in its vital principle concerns…”