Charles Sumner: “Surely this National Capitol, so beautiful and interesting, and…”

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Surely this National Capitol, so beautiful and interesting, and already historic, should not be opened to the rude experiment of untried talent.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner advocates for the preservation of the Capitol's integrity by rejecting untested artistic talent.

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