Charles Sumner: “All that he has done from the beginning has tended to protract the…”

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All that he has done from the beginning has tended to protract the Rebellion and to extend the disorder of our finances.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that Johnson's actions have prolonged the Civil War and worsened financial instability.

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Charles Sumner: “All that he has done from the beginning has tended to protract the Rebellion and to extend the disorder of our finances.”