Charles Sumner: “To my mind, outrages are proved, fearful in character; nor can I doubt…”

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To my mind, outrages are proved, fearful in character; nor can I doubt the power under the Constitution to apply the remedy.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner describes the severity of the outrages he believes have occurred and the constitutional remedies available.

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