Charles Sumner: “Look throughout the whole Rebel territory, and you do not find a…”

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Look throughout the whole Rebel territory, and you do not find a single officer legally qualified to discharge any function of Government.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner points out the absence of legally qualified officers in Rebel territory, highlighting the breakdown of governance.

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Charles Sumner: “Look throughout the whole Rebel territory, and you do not find a single officer legally qualified to discharge any…”