Charles Sumner: “Journeying westward, the first welcome is from the nations of Europe…”

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Journeying westward, the first welcome is from the nations of Europe; journeying eastward, the first welcome is from our Republic.

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Sumner describes the welcoming experiences of travelers journeying between Europe and America.

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Charles Sumner: “Journeying westward, the first welcome is from the nations of Europe; journeying eastward, the first welcome is from our…”