Charles Sumner: “Therefore, for the poor, and for all who labor, do I now plead, when I…”

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Therefore, for the poor, and for all who labor, do I now plead, when I ask that you shall not hearken to this painful proposition.

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Massachusetts

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In this statement, Sumner advocates for the poor and laborers against a troubling proposal.

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Charles Sumner: “Therefore, for the poor, and for all who labor, do I now plead, when I ask that you shall not hearken to this painful…”