Charles Sumner: “It would, if I may so express myself, temper this terrible draft to…”

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It would, if I may so express myself, temper this terrible draft to the poor of the country.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his belief that his proposal would alleviate the harshness of military drafts on the poor.

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Charles Sumner: “It would, if I may so express myself, temper this terrible draft to the poor of the country.”