Charles Sumner: “It seems superfluous to add, that such concession, thus potent in…”

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It seems superfluous to add, that such concession, thus potent in reach, must have been a direct encouragement and overture to the Rebellion.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that concessions made during the conflict encouraged rebellion against the Union.

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