Charles Sumner: “Do not sanction it now on the ocean; or, if you are disposed to…”

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Do not sanction it now on the ocean; or, if you are disposed to sanction it, call it not a militia of the seas.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns against legitimizing a naval militia, urging caution in its approval.

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Charles Sumner: “Do not sanction it now on the ocean; or, if you are disposed to sanction it, call it not a militia of the seas.”