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Charles Sumner: “If left to the States individually, the result, besides being tardy, will be uncertain and fragmentary.”

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If left to the States individually, the result, besides being tardy, will be uncertain and fragmentary.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He warns that relying on individual states for enfranchisement will lead to inconsistent results.

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