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Charles Sumner: “If ingrafted on the bill, it will be, like the original measure, to meet the demands of the moment.”

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If ingrafted on the bill, it will be, like the original measure, to meet the demands of the moment.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner asserts that incorporating his proposal into the bill will address immediate demands.

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