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Charles Sumner: “The military occupation of Arkansas, and the unsettled condition of the community there, cannot be forgotten, when we…”

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The military occupation of Arkansas, and the unsettled condition of the community there, cannot be forgotten, when we are considering whether to admit the representatives of a newly organized civil government in that State.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner highlights the impact of military occupation on civil governance in Arkansas.

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