Charles Sumner: “And of the three powers named by Great Britain, the Senate advises…”

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And of the three powers named by Great Britain, the Senate advises that the Republic of Switzerland be chosen by the United States as arbiter.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner advocated for Switzerland to be chosen as an arbiter in a boundary dispute between the U.S. and Great Britain.

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Charles Sumner: “And of the three powers named by Great Britain, the Senate advises that the Republic of Switzerland be chosen by the…”