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Charles Sumner: “This question must be settled forthwith: in other words, it must be settled before the Presidential election, now at…”

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This question must be settled forthwith: in other words, it must be settled before the Presidential election, now at hand.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner insists that a crucial question must be resolved before the upcoming Presidential election.

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