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The Secretary alludes also to the probability of “another revolution,” of course against Baez, in the event of the failure of the annexion plot; and here is another confession of the dependence of the usurper upon our Navy.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He highlights the Secretary's acknowledgment of the usurper's reliance on U.S. military support.

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