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Charles Sumner: “The other proposition, looking to the direct action of Congress under the National Constitution and existing Amendments…”

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The other proposition, looking to the direct action of Congress under the National Constitution and existing Amendments, is obviously the simplest and most practical, inasmuch as it deals with the exigency promptly, frankly, and according to the necessities of the hour.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner argues for a straightforward approach by Congress to address urgent political issues.

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