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Charles Sumner: “Thus far our Government, habitually hospitable to all newly formed republics, has turned aside from Hayti and Liberia…”

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Thus far our Government, habitually hospitable to all newly formed republics, has turned aside from Hayti and Liberia, although the former has been an independent power for nearly sixty years, and the latter for nearly fifteen.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner points out the inconsistency of the U.S. government in recognizing Hayti and Liberia despite their long-standing independence.

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