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Charles Sumner: “Every day brought tidings that the Rebellion was reappearing in its essential essence.”

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Every day brought tidings that the Rebellion was reappearing in its essential essence.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner notes the persistent resurgence of rebellion, indicating a failure to achieve lasting peace.

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