Charles Sumner: “Against this Territory, thus fortunate in position and population, a…”

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Against this Territory, thus fortunate in position and population, a Crime has been committed which is without example in the records of the Past.

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Massachusetts

Source

In this statement, Sumner condemns a grave injustice committed against a territory that had great potential.

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Charles Sumner: “Against this Territory, thus fortunate in position and population, a Crime has been committed which is without example…”