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The constitution of Louisiana was odious; it should not have been presented to the Senate; and I doubt if there is any Senator on the right side who does not now rejoice that it was defeated.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The constitution of Louisiana was odious; it should not have been presented to the Senate; and I doubt if there is any…”
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Sumner expresses his strong disapproval of the Louisiana constitution, asserting that it should not have been presented to the Senate.
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