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Charles Sumner: “After the constant charges of squandering the public lands and of partiality to the Land States, I think all will be…”

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After the constant charges of squandering the public lands and of partiality to the Land States, I think all will be astonished at the small amount on the debtor side, in the great account between the States and the Nation.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner highlights the surprising balance of accounts between the states and the nation regarding public lands.

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