Charles Sumner: “Now, Sir, to compel persons living on such a small allowance to pay…”

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Now, Sir, to compel persons living on such a small allowance to pay two hundred and fifty dollars for a substitute is really asking too much.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues against the financial burden placed on clergy by requiring them to pay for substitutes for military service.

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Charles Sumner: “Now, Sir, to compel persons living on such a small allowance to pay two hundred and fifty dollars for a substitute is…”