Charles Sumner: “If placed there, I know it will do no good; it will stay there to the…”

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If placed there, I know it will do no good; it will stay there to the dishonor of the country, and as a bad precedent for the future.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that placing certain decisions in the Senate rules could lead to national dishonor.

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Charles Sumner: “If placed there, I know it will do no good; it will stay there to the dishonor of the country, and as a bad precedent…”