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An American citizen, who, after enjoying the honors of the nation as Senator and as Minister to France, could become a Proslavery Rebel, was incompetent to sit in judgment on Lafayette.
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Sumner critiques a former Senator and Minister who became a proslavery rebel, questioning his credibility.
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