Charles Sumner: “As a party, it has never sustained any measure for the abolition of…”

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As a party, it has never sustained any measure for the abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner criticizes the Whig party for failing to support abolition efforts in Washington, D.C.

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Charles Sumner: “As a party, it has never sustained any measure for the abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia.”