Nor can I forbear to add, that the clemency which you entreat from a powerful government towards those whom it classes as political offenders is in harmony with the Spirit of the Age and with the lessons of Christianity.
Sumner advocates for clemency towards political offenders, aligning this call with contemporary moral and Christian values.
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