Charles Sumner: “Our resources, our energies, our spirit of enterprise cannot be…”

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Our resources, our energies, our spirit of enterprise cannot be employed in building up a Russian emporium at the mouth of the Stikine.

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Massachusetts

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Here, Sumner emphasizes the need for American control over trade routes rather than allowing Russian dominance.

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Charles Sumner: “Our resources, our energies, our spirit of enterprise cannot be employed in building up a Russian emporium at the mouth…”