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Charles Sumner: “But, Sir, I confess that with me the prevailing objection is, that the State does not present itself with a constitution…”

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But, Sir, I confess that with me the prevailing objection is, that the State does not present itself with a constitution republican in form, and on this question I challenge the deliberate judgment of my excellent friend, the Senator from Ohio, who is now trying to introduce this Territory into the Union as a State.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner argues that a state constitution must be republican in form, challenging the views of his colleagues.

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