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Charles Sumner: “This naval force to which I have referred has also been directed against the neighboring Republic of Hayti (the only…”

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This naval force to which I have referred has also been directed against the neighboring Republic of Hayti (the only colored Government now existing in the world, a republic seeking to follow our great example,) penetrating its harbors and undertaking to dictate what it should do.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner condemns U.S. naval actions against Haiti, a republic striving for independence.

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