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Charles Sumner: “Plainly, the Chief Justice who could do this deserves no marble bust by vote of Congress.”

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Plainly, the Chief Justice who could do this deserves no marble bust by vote of Congress.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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He argues that the Chief Justice's actions disqualify him from receiving honors from Congress.

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