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Charles Sumner: “Much difference of opinion has existed with respect to the policy of the restriction in 1797; but, considering the…”

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Much difference of opinion has existed with respect to the policy of the restriction in 1797; but, considering the peculiar circumstances under which it took place, its expediency seems abundantly obvious.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner discusses the differing opinions on the 1797 restriction and its apparent expediency given the circumstances.

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