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Charles Sumner: “If the President of the United States had contented himself with thus joining issue with the President of Hayti, I…”

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If the President of the United States had contented himself with thus joining issue with the President of Hayti, I should have left the two face to face; but, not content with making this issue, the President of the United States proceeds to menace the independence of Hayti.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner criticizes the President for not only challenging Haiti's President but also threatening Haiti's independence.

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