Charles Sumner: “With the national credit above suspicion, our debt must stand as well…”

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With the national credit above suspicion, our debt must stand as well, and, as our multiplying resources become known, even better still.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that with strong national credit, the U.S. debt should be viewed positively.

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Charles Sumner: “With the national credit above suspicion, our debt must stand as well, and, as our multiplying resources become known…”