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The National Government cannot leave the men it has made free to the guardianship or custody or tender mercies of any other government.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The National Government cannot leave the men it has made free to the guardianship or custody or tender mercies of any…”
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He argues that the government cannot abandon those it has freed to other authorities.
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