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Charles Sumner: “And unless he changes his course, or is checked by Congress, the most corrupt men in the South will again get into…”

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And unless he changes his course, or is checked by Congress, the most corrupt men in the South will again get into power, and sway the destinies of this section of the country.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses concern that corrupt individuals may regain power if Congress does not intervene.

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