Charles Sumner: “But I will not dishonor officers with the commission of the United…”

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But I will not dishonor officers with the commission of the United States by such imputation on their loyalty and common sense.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner defends the loyalty and common sense of U.S. officers against accusations of dishonor.

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Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.

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Charles Sumner: “But I will not dishonor officers with the commission of the United States by such imputation on their loyalty and common…”