Charles Sumner: “I greatly rejoice that the traitor villains are given up, for we…”

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I greatly rejoice that the traitor villains are given up, for we cannot afford a war with England when we have this diabolical Rebellion.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses relief that a potential conflict with England has been avoided during the Civil War.

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Charles Sumner: “I greatly rejoice that the traitor villains are given up, for we cannot afford a war with England when we have this…”