Charles Sumner: “Our Government, our courts, every department of the Government…”

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Our Government, our courts, every department of the Government, recognized the belligerence of those Spanish colonies.

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Massachusetts

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In this quote, Sumner notes that the U.S. government recognized the belligerence of the Spanish colonies.

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Charles Sumner: “Our Government, our courts, every department of the Government, recognized the belligerence of those Spanish colonies.”