I expected those men who desire that the Rebellion should succeed to oppose retaliation, and to oppose it to the bitter end; but I did not expect the Senator from Massachusetts to come in here and say that it was inexpedient to protect our suffering prisoners.
Sumner expresses disappointment in a fellow senator's stance on protecting prisoners during the Civil War.
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