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Charles Sumner: “Surely I am right in saying that Congress ought not to turn a deaf ear to this unprecedented prayer.”

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Surely I am right in saying that Congress ought not to turn a deaf ear to this unprecedented prayer.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner asserts that Congress should heed the urgent calls for action during a critical time.

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