Charles Sumner: “The Rebellion began in State Rights, and all opposition to the…”

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The Rebellion began in State Rights, and all opposition to the measures conceived to crush it is in the name of State Rights.

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Massachusetts

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He identifies state rights as the root of the rebellion and opposition to measures against it.

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Charles Sumner: “The Rebellion began in State Rights, and all opposition to the measures conceived to crush it is in the name of State…”