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Charles Sumner: “The rejection of the Rebel debt, and at the same time the adoption, in just proportion, of the national debt and the…”

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The rejection of the Rebel debt, and at the same time the adoption, in just proportion, of the national debt and the national obligations to Union soldiers, with solemn pledges never to join in any measure, direct or indirect, for their repudiation, or in any way tending to impair the national credit.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

This quote discusses the rejection of the Rebel debt while affirming obligations to Union soldiers.

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