Charles Sumner: “It is for the West to consider well the conditions of this enterprise…”

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It is for the West to consider well the conditions of this enterprise, and the advantages it will secure.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner urges the West to carefully consider the benefits of the proposed enterprise.

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Charles Sumner: “It is for the West to consider well the conditions of this enterprise, and the advantages it will secure.”