Charles Sumner: “I know the answer, that in the Rebel States the fact of rebellion…”

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I know the answer, that in the Rebel States the fact of rebellion gives a power we have not in the other States.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner acknowledges the unique challenges posed by the Rebel States in terms of power dynamics.

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Charles Sumner: “I know the answer, that in the Rebel States the fact of rebellion gives a power we have not in the other States.”