Charles Sumner: “The tax that is now proposed will contribute nothing of any real…”

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The tax that is now proposed will contribute nothing of any real substance to the resources of the country, while to my view it is not creditable.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner criticizes a proposed tax for lacking substance and credibility.

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