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Charles Sumner: “Then set the facts before the people, that they may judge; but, as I understand those facts, whether from official…”

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Then set the facts before the people, that they may judge; but, as I understand those facts, whether from official documents or from the testimony of officers or citizens who have been in that island latterly, Baez has been maintained in power by the arms of the United States.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner asserts that the United States has played a role in maintaining Baez's power in San Domingo.

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