Charles Sumner: “The language of the President in charging the Senate with “folly” was…”

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The language of the President in charging the Senate with “folly” was not according to approved precedents.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that the President's language towards the Senate was inappropriate and unprecedented.

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Charles Sumner: “The language of the President in charging the Senate with “folly” was not according to approved precedents.”