Charles Sumner: “As I am a Republican, and believe republican institutions for the good…”

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As I am a Republican, and believe republican institutions for the good of mankind, I cannot pardon the traitor.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his inability to forgive a traitor due to his commitment to republicanism.

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Charles Sumner: “As I am a Republican, and believe republican institutions for the good of mankind, I cannot pardon the traitor.”