Charles Sumner: “They may be right or wrong in fact and principle, but their influence…”

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They may be right or wrong in fact and principle, but their influence at this moment, if adopted, must be most prejudicial to the cause of the Union.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner acknowledges that the resolutions may have merits but warns of their negative impact on the Union's cause.

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Charles Sumner: “They may be right or wrong in fact and principle, but their influence at this moment, if adopted, must be most…”