Charles Sumner: “But the practical question remains, whether any seeming advantage in…”

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But the practical question remains, whether any seeming advantage in this respect is sufficient to counterbalance the disadvantage in other respects.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner questions whether any perceived benefits of a treaty outweigh its disadvantages.

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