Charles Sumner: “In the present fatal overthrow of State Rights you teach a lesson…”

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In the present fatal overthrow of State Rights you teach a lesson which may return to plague the teacher.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that undermining state rights could have negative consequences for those who promote such actions.

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Charles Sumner: “In the present fatal overthrow of State Rights you teach a lesson which may return to plague the teacher.”