Charles Sumner: “How a Chief Magistrate with four millions of colored fellow-citizens…”

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How a Chief Magistrate with four millions of colored fellow-citizens could have done this thing passes comprehension.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses disbelief at the actions of a Chief Magistrate regarding the treatment of African Americans.

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Charles Sumner: “How a Chief Magistrate with four millions of colored fellow-citizens could have done this thing passes comprehension.”