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Charles Sumner: “The people of the Territory of Nebraska are loyal men; the people of the late rebellious States are not loyal; and when…”

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The people of the Territory of Nebraska are loyal men; the people of the late rebellious States are not loyal; and when he compares the one with the other, I think he does injustice to himself and to the people of that Territory.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner argues that the loyalty of the people in Nebraska contrasts sharply with that of the recently rebellious states.

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