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I ask you to provide for the execution of recent treaties with Venezuela and Russia, to assure protection to Unionists in Maryland and Kentucky, and to give peace to the country.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I ask you to provide for the execution of recent treaties with Venezuela and Russia, to assure protection to Unionists…”
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Sumner calls for action to protect Unionists and ensure peace, reflecting his commitment to national unity and civil rights.
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