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Charles Sumner: “Let Sumner and his infamous gang feel that he cannot outrage the fame of his country, counsel treason to its laws…”

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Let Sumner and his infamous gang feel that he cannot outrage the fame of his country, counsel treason to its laws, incite the ignorant to bloodshed and murder, and still receive the support and countenance of the society of this city, which he has done so much to vilify.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner asserts that he should not receive support for his actions that harm the nation's reputation.

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