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Charles Sumner: “Listening to this appeal, so well calculated to revive the dying Rebellion, I felt that one of two things was…”

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Listening to this appeal, so well calculated to revive the dying Rebellion, I felt that one of two things was needed,--the removal of its author from the Executive chair, or Congress in permanent session to watch and counteract him.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner expresses the urgency of addressing a political threat, suggesting drastic measures are needed.

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