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It is still a war to put down the Rebellion; but we are in earnest, and are determined that the Rebellion shall not save itself by skulking under the alias of Slavery.
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Sumner reaffirms the war's purpose as suppressing the rebellion while rejecting any attempts to disguise it under the guise of slavery.
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