Charles Sumner: “What is this but war, at the call of the usurper Baez, against the…”

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What is this but war, at the call of the usurper Baez, against the enemies of his Government, whether domestic or foreign?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner questions the legitimacy of military actions taken in support of a usurper's government.

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