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There is no color in any statute raising troops for the army of the United States, nor any color in any statute raising sailors for the navy of the United States.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “There is no color in any statute raising troops for the army of the United States, nor any color in any statute raising…”
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Sumner emphasizes that there is no racial discrimination in the statutes for raising troops in the U.S. military.
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