Charles Sumner: “The National Government must interfere in the case, precisely as in…”

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The National Government must interfere in the case, precisely as in building the Pacific Railroad.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner draws a parallel between the need for government involvement in social issues and the construction of the Pacific Railroad.

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Charles Sumner: “The National Government must interfere in the case, precisely as in building the Pacific Railroad.”