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There is a memorable instance, which contains in itself every element of irregularity which you denounce in the proceedings of Kansas.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner refers to a significant historical instance that embodies the irregularities he criticizes in Kansas's proceedings.

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