Charles Sumner: “You see how, if you persevere, you will shock the conscience and the…”

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You see how, if you persevere, you will shock the conscience and the sensibilities of the American people.

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Sumner warns that the Senate's persistence in their actions will offend the moral sensibilities of the American public.

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Charles Sumner: “You see how, if you persevere, you will shock the conscience and the sensibilities of the American people.”