Charles Sumner: “I know too well his heart, his excellent and abounding nature, his…”

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I know too well his heart, his excellent and abounding nature, his New-England home, to attribute to him any such indifference.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his understanding of a colleague's character, asserting that he cannot attribute indifference to him.

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Charles Sumner: “I know too well his heart, his excellent and abounding nature, his New-England home, to attribute to him any such…”