Charles Sumner: “You may seize it by force of arms or by diplomacy, where a naval…”

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You may seize it by force of arms or by diplomacy, where a naval squadron does more than the minister; but the enforced jurisdiction cannot endure.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that any forced jurisdiction over San Domingo will not last.

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