I repeat, that all sorts of people applaud it, and it is believed that you have done more to put down our Rebellion by your action in the Senate on Thursday than all the major-generals have done in the last six months.
Sumner asserts that a senator's actions have significantly contributed to the war effort against the Rebellion.
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