Charles Sumner: “Surely the authors of this proposition have acted inconsiderately and…”

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Surely the authors of this proposition have acted inconsiderately and with little regard to the spirit of the Fathers.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner criticizes the authors of a proposition for not honoring the principles of the founding fathers.

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Charles Sumner: “Surely the authors of this proposition have acted inconsiderately and with little regard to the spirit of the Fathers.”