Charles Sumner: “They are all (we mean the leading and conspicuous ones) avowed and…”

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They are all (we mean the leading and conspicuous ones) avowed and active traitors.… Sumner and Sumner’s friends must be punished and silenced.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner calls for punishment against those he views as traitors.

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Charles Sumner: “They are all (we mean the leading and conspicuous ones) avowed and active traitors.… Sumner and Sumner’s friends must be…”