Charles Sumner: “We owe it to ourselves to set an example, and to require that in a…”

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We owe it to ourselves to set an example, and to require that in a State organized under our influence a good example shall prevail.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of setting a good example for states organized under congressional influence.

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Charles Sumner: “We owe it to ourselves to set an example, and to require that in a State organized under our influence a good example…”