Charles Sumner: “I had trusted that this benign measure was so clear and refulgent with…”

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I had trusted that this benign measure was so clear and refulgent with justice that no Senator would rise in his place to oppose it.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses disappointment that a bill he believes is just has faced opposition, indicating his belief in its clarity.

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Charles Sumner: “I had trusted that this benign measure was so clear and refulgent with justice that no Senator would rise in his place…”