Charles Sumner: “It let out the great secrets of Virginia, and blabbed that policy by…”

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It let out the great secrets of Virginia, and blabbed that policy by which she has hitherto bullied us, and led us, and wheedled us, and governed us.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner criticizes Virginia's manipulative political tactics that have historically influenced national policy.

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Charles Sumner: “It let out the great secrets of Virginia, and blabbed that policy by which she has hitherto bullied us, and led us, and…”