Charles Sumner: “The power of pardon and amnesty, like the power of appointment, has…”

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The power of pardon and amnesty, like the power of appointment, has been used for them, wholesale and retail.

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Massachusetts

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He discusses the misuse of presidential powers of pardon and amnesty towards former rebels.

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Charles Sumner: “The power of pardon and amnesty, like the power of appointment, has been used for them, wholesale and retail.”