Charles Sumner: “Can’t we enlist bold men enough to lay the foundation of a party to…”

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Can’t we enlist bold men enough to lay the foundation of a party to take the helm of this Government and keep it off the rocks?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses a call for strong leadership to guide the government away from potential failure.

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Charles Sumner: “Can’t we enlist bold men enough to lay the foundation of a party to take the helm of this Government and keep it off the…”