Charles Sumner: “The people will be borne down with taxes for years to come, even if…”

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The people will be borne down with taxes for years to come, even if the war debt is repudiated.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that the burden of taxes will continue to weigh heavily on the people, regardless of the status of the war debt.

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Charles Sumner: “The people will be borne down with taxes for years to come, even if the war debt is repudiated.”