Charles Sumner: “How, then, can any Senator complain that I praised foreign artists at…”

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How, then, can any Senator complain that I praised foreign artists at the expense of artists at home?

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Sumner defends his praise of foreign artists against complaints from fellow Senators.

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Charles Sumner: “How, then, can any Senator complain that I praised foreign artists at the expense of artists at home?”