Charles Sumner: “So long as a dollar of irredeemable paper is forced upon the country…”

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So long as a dollar of irredeemable paper is forced upon the country, the Rebellion still lives, in its spurious progeny.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that the presence of irredeemable currency perpetuates the rebellion's influence.

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Charles Sumner: “So long as a dollar of irredeemable paper is forced upon the country, the Rebellion still lives, in its spurious…”