Charles Sumner: “So far as the bill promises substantial help in putting down the…”

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So far as the bill promises substantial help in putting down the Rebellion without more than countervailing mischief, it may properly be entertained.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner acknowledges that the bill may provide some help in the fight against the Rebellion, but with caution.

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Charles Sumner: “So far as the bill promises substantial help in putting down the Rebellion without more than countervailing mischief, it…”