Charles Sumner: “It sees the President of the Rebellion revived in the President of the…”

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It sees the President of the Rebellion revived in the President of the United States.

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Sumner draws a parallel between Andrew Johnson and the former Confederate president, indicating a continuity of harmful leadership.

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Charles Sumner: “It sees the President of the Rebellion revived in the President of the United States.”