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In their hearts they cling as ardently to State sovereignty as ever, and once give them the power and they will tax the loyal people to the full value of the slave property destroyed by the war.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “In their hearts they cling as ardently to State sovereignty as ever, and once give them the power and they will tax the…”
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Sumner asserts that Southern leaders still cling to state sovereignty and would exploit their power to tax loyal citizens for lost slave property.
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