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In voting for them, you affirm that the war has failed and that it ought to be stopped, while you decline to say anything against the Rebellion or against Slavery.
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Sumner argues that voting for the Chicago platform implies acceptance of the war's failure and a refusal to oppose the Rebellion and slavery.
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