PRESIDENT,--Words are sometimes things; and I cannot disguise from myself that the resolution in honor of Louis Kossuth now pending before the Senate, when finally passed, will be an act of no small significance in the history of our country.
Sumner acknowledges the historical significance of a resolution honoring Louis Kossuth, indicating its weight in American history.
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