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Not as partisan, not as advocate, do I make this appeal, but simply as citizen, seeking, in all sincerity, to offer my contribution to the establishment of that policy by which Union and Peace may be restored.
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Sumner appeals to citizens, emphasizing his sincere desire for peace and unity in the nation.
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