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I think I may assume, without contradiction, that the tender of money to Missouri for the sake of Emancipation is a war measure, to be vindicated as such under the Constitution of the United States.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I think I may assume, without contradiction, that the tender of money to Missouri for the sake of Emancipation is a war…”
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He views the financial support for emancipation in Missouri as a legitimate war measure under the Constitution.
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