Charles Sumner: “Such is Disunion, in the history of its threats,--also in the reasons…”

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Such is Disunion, in the history of its threats,--also in the reasons now alleged for it, the difficulties in its way, and its dismal consequences.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner summarizes the absurdity of disunion and its implications, highlighting the challenges it presents.

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Charles Sumner: “Such is Disunion, in the history of its threats,--also in the reasons now alleged for it, the difficulties in its way…”