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All the evidence which thickens in the air from that State, and has been darkening our sky during all this winter, shows that Tennessee has not that spirit of obedience in the body of her people.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “All the evidence which thickens in the air from that State, and has been darkening our sky during all this winter, shows…”
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Sumner critiques the loyalty of the people of Tennessee during the Reconstruction era.
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