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Taney shall not be recognized as a saint by any vote of Congress, if I can help it.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Taney shall not be recognized as a saint by any vote of Congress, if I can help it.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner firmly opposes the idea of recognizing the Chief Justice Taney as a saint due to his pro-slavery stance.
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