Charles Sumner: “Before us is no common delinquent, whose offence is against a…”

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Before us is no common delinquent, whose offence is against a neighbor, but the Chief Magistrate, who has done wrong to his country.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner distinguishes between the offenses of an individual and those of a Chief Magistrate against the country.

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