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Charles Sumner: “I unite with him in his aspirations for that security in the future which I say is the first great object now of our…”

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I unite with him in his aspirations for that security in the future which I say is the first great object now of our legislation in matters of Reconstruction.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner aligns with a Senator's aspirations for future security in legislative matters related to Reconstruction.

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