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Charles Sumner: “Next to this Presidential admission must be placed details of invasions, which I now present as not only “illegal and…”

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Next to this Presidential admission must be placed details of invasions, which I now present as not only “illegal and reprehensible,” but also unquestionable evidence of the resulting Crime.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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He categorizes the invasions in Kansas as not only illegal but also as clear evidence of a greater crime.

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