Charles Sumner: “Or the State may be subjected to a military government, until such…”

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Or the State may be subjected to a military government, until such time as it is fit in every respect for self-government.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner suggests that military governance could be a temporary solution for Georgia until it is ready for self-governance.

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