Charles Sumner: “I do not believe that any inquiry by any committee can give back to…”

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I do not believe that any inquiry by any committee can give back to France any of the enormous sums she has lost.

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Sumner expresses skepticism about the effectiveness of inquiries into financial losses suffered by France.

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Charles Sumner: “I do not believe that any inquiry by any committee can give back to France any of the enormous sums she has lost.”