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Those governments have been set up in spite of the Union men, and during their short-lived existence they have trampled upon Union men and upon their rights.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Those governments have been set up in spite of the Union men, and during their short-lived existence they have trampled…”
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Sumner criticizes the governments established in the South for their oppression of Union supporters.
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