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The telegraph assigns you the enviable position of standing ‘solitary and alone’ among the Massachusetts representatives, as inflexibly opposed to compromise with rebels for the benefit of Slavery.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The telegraph assigns you the enviable position of standing ‘solitary and alone’ among the Massachusetts…”
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Sumner expresses his strong opposition to compromising with those who support slavery, highlighting his solitary stance among Massachusetts representatives.
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