Charles Sumner: “From the moment I heard this proposition first read at the desk I have…”

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From the moment I heard this proposition first read at the desk I have not been able to think of it without pain.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner conveys his deep emotional pain upon first hearing a particular legislative proposition, indicating its significance.

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Charles Sumner: “From the moment I heard this proposition first read at the desk I have not been able to think of it without pain.”