Charles Sumner: “The principles which caused this union are already widely received…”

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The principles which caused this union are already widely received, and will be proclaimed by this vast assembly.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that the principles leading to this political union are gaining widespread acceptance.

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Charles Sumner: “The principles which caused this union are already widely received, and will be proclaimed by this vast assembly.”