Charles Sumner: “Even if the Proclamation could be otherwise than improper at any time…”

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Even if the Proclamation could be otherwise than improper at any time in such a rebellion, it was worse than a blunder at that early date.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that the Proclamation was a significant error during a critical moment in the rebellion.

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Charles Sumner: “Even if the Proclamation could be otherwise than improper at any time in such a rebellion, it was worse than a blunder…”