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If these are not supplied in some way by the Government, I know not where to look for them.
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Sumner expresses concern about the lack of government support for freedmen's needs during their transition to freedom.
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Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
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