Charles Sumner: “Pardoned Rebels will never look with complacency upon the national…”

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Pardoned Rebels will never look with complacency upon the national debt, or the interest which testifies semiannually to its magnitude.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that pardoned rebels will not support the national debt, affecting financial stability.

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Charles Sumner: “Pardoned Rebels will never look with complacency upon the national debt, or the interest which testifies semiannually to…”