Charles Sumner: “He addresses him as “President of the Confederation of…”

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He addresses him as “President of the Confederation of States,”--meaning the very States then engaged in levying war upon the National Government.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the recognition of the Confederate States by the author, which he views as a betrayal.

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Charles Sumner: “He addresses him as “President of the Confederation of States,”--meaning the very States then engaged in levying war…”