Charles Sumner: “And now all that I then proposed is embodied in the legislation of the…”

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And now all that I then proposed is embodied in the legislation of the country as the supreme law of the land.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner notes that his previous proposals have now become law, signifying a victory for his cause.

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Charles Sumner: “And now all that I then proposed is embodied in the legislation of the country as the supreme law of the land.”