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I say that this bill is essential to perfect the original Reconstruction measures.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I say that this bill is essential to perfect the original Reconstruction measures.”
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Sumner argues that the bill he is discussing is crucial for completing the original Reconstruction measures.
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