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Charles Sumner: “But while the importance of doing equity always is a paramount duty, the Committee feel that there is something in the…”

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But while the importance of doing equity always is a paramount duty, the Committee feel that there is something in the negotiation under which this surplus accrued which should make us particularly careful lest we fail to do equity.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner stresses the importance of equity in negotiations regarding the surplus.

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