Charles Sumner: “I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house…”

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I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his belief in the resilience of the Union amidst division.

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Charles Sumner: “I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be…”