Charles Sumner: “It was my duty to show why the propositions of the Secretary were not…”

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It was my duty to show why the propositions of the Secretary were not sufficient for the occasion, and this I have tried to do simply and frankly.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner explains his responsibility to articulate why the Secretary's proposals are inadequate.

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Charles Sumner: “It was my duty to show why the propositions of the Secretary were not sufficient for the occasion, and this I have tried…”