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Charles Sumner: “But the invitation survives, not only in the archives of our history, but in all American hearts, constant and…”

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But the invitation survives, not only in the archives of our history, but in all American hearts, constant and continuing as when first issued, believing, as we do, that such a union, in the fulness of time, with the good-will of the mother country and the accord of both parties, must be the harbinger of infinite good.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner expresses a hopeful sentiment about the enduring invitation for unity between the United States and Canada.

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