Charles Sumner: “I know, too, his loyalty to this cause,--I do not doubt it; but I now…”

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I know, too, his loyalty to this cause,--I do not doubt it; but I now appeal to that Senator to unite with me in speeding this great measure.

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Massachusetts

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In this appeal, Sumner calls for unity among senators to advance a significant legislative measure for civil rights.

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