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And now the whole country is summoned by the President to recognize State governments created by constitutions thus illegitimate in origin and character.
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Sumner criticizes the President's call for recognition of state governments formed under questionable legitimacy, urging caution.
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Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
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